Norway - Maritime
The British destroyer Cossack attacks the German ship Altmark in Jossing fjord, in Norwegian territorial waters. The Altmark had been acting as a supply ship for the Admiral Graf Spee, and has on board 299 British prisoners, whom the Cossak succeeds in releasing.
The Oslo government protests against British violation of Norwegian neutrality.
Bibliography
World War II Magazine's WWII Day-By-Day Desk Diary
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