| On the Western Front... French forces have now advanced
about 5 miles (8 km)
into Germany on a 15-mile (24 km) frontage in the Saarland region. The
French claim that the action has forced the Germans to withdraw 6
divisions from Poland, although British observers express doubts. The
advance places the front within half a mile of the Siegfried Line and a
frontal assault on this defensive system is considered to be out of the
question. General Gamelin calls an end to the Saar offensive.
In Poland... Some of List's troops are fighting near Lvov while others are moving north from their bridgeheads over the San.
The Polish army around Poznan, the one that was to have marched on
Berlin, unexpectedly turns about and attempts to take the German 8th
Army in the flank. This is the start of the violent battle of the Bzura
River. Polish troops push the German forces 12 miles south of Kutno and
recapture Lowicz. Gdynia is evacuated by the Poles. Luftwaffe
planes bomb Krzemieniec (Kremenets) in eastern Poland, a declared open village
where the diplomatic community from Warsaw has sought refuge.
In Bucharest... The German Foreign Minister, von Ribbentrop,
demands that the Romanians not give asylum to Polish officials crossing
the border and threatens military action in case of noncompliance.
In France... The Anglo-French Supreme War Council meets for
the first time at Abbeville. Meanwhile, a Czech army-in-exile is formed.
In Britain... The home office opens an inquiry into blackout
rules.
In the North Atlantic... The US Navy begins regular neutrality
patrols along the entire length of the eastern seaboard and in the
Caribbean.
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