| In Romania... The Polish president, Moscicki, and the Commander in Chief, Rydz-Smigly, enter
Romania and are interned. They leave behind messages telling their troops to fight on.
In Poland... Soviet forces have advanced 100 km into Poland,
meeting little resistance. The German 3rd and 10th armies begin
attacking Warsaw. Members of the Polish cipher bureau, with vital
knowledge of the German Enigma code, flee the country and head
for Paris.
In Copenhagen, Helsinki, Oslo, Stockholm and Reykjavik...
In simultaneous announcements, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and
Iceland declare that they intend to continue trading with all
belligerents to protect their economic existence.
In Berlin... A week after making his first broadcast to
Britain, the Irish ex-Mosleyite William Joyce is given a contract with
German radio.
In the North Atlantic... SS Kensington Court is shelled
and sunk by a German U-boat; 2 RAF Sunderland flying boats rescue 34
men.
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