Diary August 11, 1944

08-1944, Diary WW2, War Diary, Year 1944 / 1 minute of reading

destroyed Arno bridge at Florence — The historical Arno Bridge in Florence was totally destroyed after the German evacuation, as U.S. engineers were brought a dud in the near to explosion.

WW2 War Diary for Friday, August 11, 1944:

WESTERN FRONT
Americans capture Angers and Nantes.

ITALY
German forces evacuate Florence.

SEA WAR
Germans scuttle 26 warships and 28 merchant vessels at Nantes, Bordeaux and in Gironde and Seine estuaries (August 11-25).

SEA WAR: ATLANTIC
17 U-boats (1 lost) transferred from West France to Norway in August and September.

SECRET WAR
First test launch of Ruhrstahl-Kramer X-4 rocket-propelled wire-guided missile, designed for use with Me 262.

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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.

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