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Winston S. Churchill, The Gathering Storm
http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1939/sep39/f04sep39.htm
RAF strikes German naval base
Monday, September 4, 1939
Over Germany... The first attacks by RAF Bomber Command go in against German warships in the Heligoland Bight with 29 Blenheim and Wellington bombers in a daylight raid. The Admiral Scheer is hit three times but the bombs do not explode. The cruiser Emden is damaged by wreckage of a shot-down Blenheim. Of the attacking aircraft, 7 are lost. There is no question at this stage of attacking targets in Germany.
In Poland... In the north, the Polish Modlin Army begins to retreat after putting up a stubborn defense around Mlawa. In the south, the German 10th Army (General Reichenau) forces have already advanced more than 50 miles. Over Lodz, German Me109 fighters reportedly destroy 11 Polish fighters and 3 bombers.
On the Western Front... There are reports of skirmishing in “No Man’s Land” between the French Maginot Line and the German Siegfried Line.
In France... Advance elements of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) land from destroyers at Cherbourg.
In Britain... Prime Minister Chamberlain broadcasts to Germany, in German, explaining the British stand and denouncing the Nazi regime.
In Germany... In an article published in the official newspaper of the NSDAP, the Volkischer Beobachter, Goebbels claims that the sinking of the SS Athenia was arranged by Churchill to create an incident between Germany and the United States.
In Tokyo... The government of Japan declares its neutrality and notes that she will “concentrate her efforts on a settlement of the China affair.”