3 Nov 1940
- In the Pindus Mountains in northern Greece, Greek Pindus detachment counterattacked against Italian Julia Division, recapturing the villages of Samarina and Vovousa. Further west, Italian tanks were brought up to attack the Greek defenses on the Kalamas River, but the terrain was poorly suited for mobile operations. Far to the south, British troops began arriving on mainland Greece. ww2dbase [Balkans Campaign | TH]
- British submarine HMS Sturgeon sank Danish ship Sigrun in the Oslofjord, Norway. ww2dbase [CPC]
- German submarine U-99 sank British ship Casanare 150 miles west of Ireland at 2140 hours, killing 9. Casanare sent out a distress signal prior to her sinking, which brought British armed merchant cruisers HMS Laurentic and HMS Patroclus to the area; U-99 disabled HMS Laurentic after hitting her with torpedoes at 2250 hours, 2310 hours, and 2330 hours, killing 49; 368 survivors abandoned the ship and were rescued by Patroclus. ww2dbase [TH]
- Morosini sighted a ship in the Atlantic Ocean at 1135 hours. After closing to 1,000 meters, she identified the target as a hospital ship, and halted the pursuit. ww2dbase [Morosini | CPC]
- The British capital of London experienced the first night in 57 nights without seeing any bombing. ww2dbase [Battle of Britain | London, England | CPC]
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