Early morning, 26 of September. Maritime group “West” has sent several “Do-18″ for the reconnaissance mission before next day’s planned destroyers operation.

At 10:45 one of the Do-18 appeared to the north of the Great-Fisher bank. He spotted the whole fleet of military ships. He reports: 4 battleships, 1 carrier and there are cruisers and destroyers.

It was unique chance to harm Britain fleet in good amount - keeping in mind Hitler’s order not to touch ships in ports.

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Early morning, 15 minutes before the X hour (5:30) Bruno Dilly, commander of III / StG 1 has dropped his bombs on the bridge across the Vistula near Dirshau. His task was to destroy the charges and to prevent the bridge destruction. It was the first bomb strike in WW2.