Henry HarwoodDecember 1939
Ajax & Achilles shadow the Graf Spee into the neutral port of Montevideo
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Ajax & Achilles shadow the Graf Spee into the neutral port of Montevideo
Ajax & Achilles shadow the Graf Spee into the neutral port of Montevideo
Calls off mining Norwegian waters, might effect neutrals such as the USA & Sweden
Winston Churchill ordered that the French Navy (Marine Nationale) should either join forces with the British Royal Navy or be neutralised in some way, to prevent the ships from falling into German or Italian hands
US President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Churchill sign the Atlantic Charter in Argentia Bay (Newfoundland), the charter establishes common wartime principals and emphasised the strength of Anglo-American alliance despite US neutrality
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