Historical
U-38 stopped the Norwegian MV Cometa northwest of the Orkney Islands, en route to Kirkwall, having been previously boarded by the Royal Navy. After the crew and passengers had taken to the lifeboats U-38 sank the Cometa.
In the Denmark Strait the British armed merchant cruiser Transylvania intercepted the German merchant ship Mimi Horn, whose crew scuttled her.
Game day 208. Belgium.
Belgium, following the example of the Netherlands, also deployed six infantry battalions in preparation for a possible German attack.
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General Whiskers' semi-historical wanderings 