Stone & Stone: War Diary for 18 July 1940
Germany
RAF Coastal Command bombers attack Emden
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Coastal Command
RAF Bomber Command sends 68 aircraft to attack targets in Germany overnight
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
Netherlands
RAF Bomber Command sends aircraft to attack shipping and barges
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Belgium
RAF Bomber Command sends aircraft to attack shipping and barges
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
France
RAF Coastal Command raid against Le Havre
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Coastal Command
North Sea
Kriegsmarine ASW vessel UJ-126 sunk by RN submarine H31
Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1939-1944
United Kingdom
Luftwaffe bombers attack British ports and shipping
Battle of Britain, 1940
Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1939-1944
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
549 Fighter Command daylight sorties with 3 RAF fighters lost and 4 Luftwaffe losses
Battle of Britain, 1940
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Fighter Command / 2nd Tactical Air Force: Operations and missions
Under pressure from Tokyo, British government announces agreement to close the Burma Road for transport of arms, ammunition, petroleum, and other strategic goods into China for three months
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945: Politics and diplomacy
Anglo-Japanese relations
Convoy OA 186 departs Methil
Atlantic convoys
Suez Canal
RN warships seize French merchant vessels
Naval operations in the Mediterranean, 1939-1942
Anglo-French relations
Gibraltar
French aircraft flying from Morocco bomb the Rock, killing three and injuring eleven
Air operations in North Africa and the Mediterranean, 1939-1942
Anglo-French relations
Gibraltar
Atlantic Ocean
British vessel Woodbury sunk by U-99
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
U-99
Swedish vessel Gyda sunk by U-58
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
Japan
Prince Konoye forms new government
Japan: Home front and occupation
Prince Fumimaro Konoye
Dates are local to the time zone in which the event occurred, but discrepancies and inconsistencies abound throughout the sources, especially when events ocurred shortly before or after midnight.
Thursday the 11th of July 1940
Germany
Luftwaffe announces it can defeat the Royal Air Force within a month
Germany: Air forces, airpower, and air operations
Battle of Britain, 1940
RAF Bomber Command sends aircraft to attack various targets by day and night
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
Netherlands
RAF Bomber Command sends aircraft to attack various targets by day and night
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
France
Marshal Petain assumes complete power in Vichy France as "Head of the French State"
France: Home front and occupation
Vichy France
Marshal Henri-Philippe Petain
Petain appoints a Council of Ministers consisting of twelve members with Laval as vice-premier
France: Home front and occupation
Vichy France
Marshal Henri-Philippe Petain
Pierre Laval
In a radio broadcast, Petain announces that he has assumed all executive and legislative powers
France: Home front and occupation
Vichy France
Marshal Henri-Philippe Petain
RAF Bomber Command sends aircraft to attack airfields
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
English Channel
British vessel Mallard sunk by Kriegsmarine S-boats
Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1939-1944
Channel Islands
British commando raid
Commando and special operations in Europe, Africa, and the Near East
Channel Islands: Occupation, collaboration, and resistance
United Kingdom
Three Luftwaffe raids against ports and shipping intercepted by RAF fighters
Battle of Britain, 1940
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
432 Fighter Command daylight sorties with 4 RAF fighters lost and 20 Luftwaffe losses
Battle of Britain, 1940
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Fighter Command / 2nd Tactical Air Force: Operations and missions
Campaign to collect scrap aluminum for building aircraft
United Kingdom: Home front and occupation
Convoy OB 182 departs Liverpool
Atlantic convoys
Mediterranean
RN destroyer Escort sunk by Italian submarine Marconi
Naval operations in the Mediterranean, 1939-1942
Panamanian vessel Beme sunk by Italian submarine Tarantini
Naval operations in the Mediterranean, 1939-1942
Sierra Leone
Convoy SL 39F departs Freetown for Liverpool
Atlantic convoys
Atlantic Ocean
Norwegian vessel Janna sunk by U-34
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
United States
William Franklin Knox becomes Secretary of the Navy in the Roosevelt administration
United States: Navies, seapower, and naval operations
United States: Politics
Canada
Convoy HX 57 departs Halifax for Liverpool
Atlantic convoys
Indian Ocean
British vessel City of Bagdad sunk by German raider Atlantis
Naval operations in the Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal
German merchant raiders and their supply ships
Atlantis
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