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October 13th, 1941

GERMANY: RAF bombers make their first large-scale night raid on Nürnberg.

Hitler comments on the US economy:

America can be paid only in gold. A commerce based on the exchange of products is not possible with America, for America suffers from a surplus of raw materials and a plethora of manufactured goods. This gold which the Americans receive in exchange for the labor they supply, they hide it away in their strong-rooms - and they imagine the world will yield to this policy born in the smoky brain of a Jewish thinker! The result is their 13 million unemployed. (207)

U-733 laid down.

U-705 launched. (Dave Shirlaw)

U.S.S.R.: Vyazma is captured by the Germans essentially ending Soviet resistance of the nearby pocket.

German forces of Heeresgruppe Mitte capture Kalinin, 100 miles (160.9 km) west of Moscow. (Jack McKillop)

JAPAN: The Foreign Ministry sends a message to the embassy in Washington. Part of the message states that “The situation at home is fast approaching a crisis and it is becoming absolutely essential that the two leaders meet if any adjustment of Japanese-U. S. relations is to be accomplished. I cannot go into details now, but please bear this fact in mind.” (Jack McKillop)

CANADA: Corvette HMCS Kamsack and minesweeper HMCS Georgian arrived Halifax from builders Montreal and Toronto respectively. (Dave Shirlaw)

U.S.A.: Secretary of State Hull spoke on behalf of arming American-flag ships engaged in foreign trade. (Dave Shirlaw)