Fact Slap 👋 Today in 1939, the Luftwaffe makes its first strategic bombing attack against the British mainland, focusing on the Naval Base at Rosyth. Nine Junkers Ju 88 bombers from Gruppe 1 of Kampfgeschwader (KG) 30 (Helmut Pohle) and 5 Heinkel 111s attack the base where the cruisers HMS SOUTHAMPTON and HMS EDINBURGH are lightly damaged. Some casualties are suffered on the destroyer HMS MOHAWK Three German planes (two Junkers and a Heinkel) are lost when some Spitfires of the Glasgow and Edin

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