World War II Timeline: September 13, 1940-September 23, 1940 (my new immersion set-up! same flotilla, same month, 3 boats head out on patrol.)
In September 1940 Italy continued its assault on north Africa and both the United States and Canada instituted conscription policies.
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World War II Timeline: September 13-September 25
September 13: An anemic British force is pushed back when Italy embarks on its first significant assault on the North African front, marching five army divisions into Egypt from Libya.
The African war continues with a 20-mile incursion by Italian troops from occupied Ethiopia into British Kenya.
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth remain in London, despite narrowly missing being struck by bombs that tore through the roof of Buckingham Palace.
September 15: Canada conscripts its single men, ages 21 to 24.
Adolf Hitler postpones Operation Sealion after another botched air battle leaves the
Luftwaffe with 60 planes lost while Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF) loses 26.
September 16: The U.S. Congress passes the Selective Training and Service Act, which will enable the registration and conscription of American males ages 21 to 35.
September 17: U-46 in transit back to St. Nazaire (3,920 tons sunk)
September 21: Officials in London permit Londoners who do not have access to bomb shelters to use the Underground for that purpose. At one point, more than 170,000 people will be sleeping in the "Tube."
September 23: 3 U-boats leave St. Nazaire (pens are under construction) at dawn.
