Diary May 11, 1945

War Diary, 05-1945, Diary WW2, Year 1945 / 1 minute of reading / By Kretaner

Carrier hit by Kamikaze — US carrier Bunker Hill after hit by Kamikaze planes.

Diary for Friday, May 11, 1945:

Sea War

Pacific: Carrier Bunker Hill (TF 58) hit by 3 Kamikaze planes off Okinawa; 392 killed, 264 wounded.

Russian Front

Russians launch final assault on German forces still holding out in Bohemia.

Okinawa

10th Army launches coordinated attacks on both flanks of Shuri Line.

New Guinea

BATTLE OF WEWAK. Australians launch final attack on last Japanese stronghold on North coast. Despite fanatical resistance, tanks and seaborne infantry link up on May 23 and compel Japanese 18th Army to retreat into the forbidding Prince Alexander Mountains.

Occupied countries

France: German garrison of Dunkirk surrenders to Czech troops.

About The Author

Kretaner

My name is Norman 'Kretaner' and since my childhood I am interested in history and strategy games. Later, I have learned programming and the development of computer games, and finally with the Internet, also web design. I'm in the fortunate position to combine all my interests with my work and to live on a place of my choice, on Crete. All information, figures, specifications and statistics used here had been compiled from a variety of sources and the large, over decades collected, library of the author about military history, WW2 and weapons.