[Homer_J_Simpson]

Nazi Ships Blasted – 2
The International Situation – 3
Threat to Athens – 4-5
Burma Road Spans Ruined, Tokyo Says – 5-6
Parisians Face Death if They Hide Britons – 6
Navy Men’s Families to Leave Philippines – 6
The Texts of the Day’s War Communiques – 7

[Homer_J_Simpson]

http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1940/oct40/f19oct40.htm

Convoy suffers heavy losses

Saturday, October 19, 1940 www.onwar.com

In the North Atlantic... Convoy HXZ-79 of 49 ships loses 12 over the course of the day and tomorrow. Following the losses incurred during the last week or so, the British decide to increase their convoy escorts and this can only be done by dismantling some of the anti-invasion measures.