[Homer_J_Simpson]

As early as October 17, 1939, with the Polish campaign scarcely over, [Hitler] had reminded Keitel that Polish territory

is important to us from a military point of view as an advanced jumping-off point and for strategic concentration of troops. To that end the railroads, roads and communication channels are to be kept in order.

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

[Homer_J_Simpson]

The International Situation – 2
35 Defenders Hurt – 2-5
Incidents in European Conflict – 4
Communiqués on Air Raid – 5
Repulse Damaged Says U-Boat Chief – 6
Nazis’ Use of ‘Cluster’ Torpedoes Indicated; Theory Found to Fit the Royal Oak Sinking – 7
Merchant Ships Sunk in War – 7
Assault in West – 8-10
Reich Police Order French to Register – 10