The Allies inform the Oslo government of the mine-laying operations in Norwegian waters.
11:50 am: The German ship Rio de Janeiro converted to a troop transport, is torpedoed by the Polish submarine Orzel off the coast of Norway, near Lillesand. The GErmans are picked up by an Allied ship. Although this makes it clear that the German invasion force is already at sea, the Norwegian government still does not order general mobilization.
During an evening meeting of the Council of Ministers, the Chief of Staff of the army, Colonel Rasmus Hatledal, informs the Defence Ministry that all officers of the general staff have taken up their posts. They decide on a most secret mobilization of five brigades in southern Norway.
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Bibliography:
World War II Magazine Day-by-Day Desk Diary, 1989
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