[Homer_J_Simpson]

On October 10, in the course of a lengthy report to the Fuehrer on naval operations, Raeder suggested the importance of obtaining naval bases in Norway, if necessary with the help of Russia. This – so far as the confidential records show - was the first time the Navy had directly called the matter to the attention of Hitler. Raeder says the leader “saw at once the significance of the Norwegian problem.” He asked him to leave his notes on the subject and promised to give the question some thought. But at the moment the Nazi warlord was preoccupied with launching his attack in the West and with overcoming the hesitations of his generals. Norway apparently slipped out of his mind.

William L. Shirer, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich

[Raeder] framed . . . a series of notes, which he placed before Hitler on October 10. “In these notes,” he wrote, “I stressed the disadvantages which an occupation of Norway by the British would have for us: the control of the approaches to the Baltic, the outflanking of our naval operations and of our air attacks on Britain, the end of our pressure on Sweden. I also stressed the advantages for us of the occupation of the Norwegian coast: outlet to the North Atlantic, no possibility of a British mine barrier, as in the year 1917-18. . . . The Fuehrer saw at once the significance of the Norwegian problem; he asked me to leave the notes, and stated that he wished to consider the question himself.”

Winston S. Churchill, The Gathering Storm

[Homer_J_Simpson]

The International Situation – 1
Helsingfors Firm – 2-4
Incidents in European Conflict – 3
No Ships Damaged – 6-7
U-Boat, 2 Tankers Seen Off Key West* - 7

* I cut this one off mid-sentence. Sorry about that.

[abb]

Completely out of sequence, but nevertheless worthy of note.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2359710/posts
MICHAEL KURYLA JR., 1925-2009: Survived USS Indianapolis