Diary WW2

WW2 War Diary for Saturday, May 27, 1944: Mediterranean Italy: Germans repel US 5th Army attacks on ‘Adolf Hitler‘-Line at Valmontone and dig in. Sea War Pacific: Americans land on […]

WW2 War Diary for Friday, May 26, 1944: Far East China: MAJOR JAPANESE OFFENSIVE AGAINST US AIR BASES in the Southeast (Operation Ichigo): 620,000 troops, divided between 11th and 23rd

WW2 War Diary for Thursday, May 25, 1944: Occupied Territories Yugoslavia: Tito narrowly escapes capture when German airborne force, supported by Stukas, attacks his secret HQ in Bosnian mountains. France:

WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, May 24, 1944: Air War Mediterranean: RAF Spitfires shoot down 8 FW 190 fighter-bombers north of Rome. Mediterranean Italy: Canadian 5th Armored Division establishes bridgehead

WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, May 23, 1944: Mediterranean Italy: Allied 6th Corps breaks out of Anzio bridgehead (Operation Buffalo). British 8th Army attacks ‘Adolf Hitler‘ Line. Far East China:

WW2 War Diary for Monday, May 22, 1944: Occupied Territories France: Resistance blows up hydroelectric station at Bussy.

WW2 War Diary for Sunday, May 21, 1944: Air War Germany: RAF bombers attacking Duisburg and dropping 2,000t of bombs. Home Fronts USA: Explosion on landing craft in Pearl Harbor,

WW2 War Diary for Saturday, May 20, 1944: Secret War Occupied Poland: Experimental V-2 falls in river Bug. Polish Underground drive cattle into river to hide intact rocket from German

WW2 War Diary for Friday, May 19, 1944: Mediterranean Italy: British armour and infantry overrun Aquino airfield, in Liri Valley; German anti-tank guns repulse attempted seizure of Aquino town. Americans

WW2 War Diary for Thursday, May 18, 1944: Mediterranean Italy: Poles occupy ‘Monastery Hill’ at Cassino. Politics UK and USSR agree that Rumania will be in Soviet sphere of influence;

WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, May 17, 1944: Mediterranean Italy: Kesselring orders evacuation of Cassino garrison. Sea War Indian Ocean: Carriers HMS Illustrious and USS Saratoga launch combined 85-plane strike

WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, May 16, 1944: Sea War Atlantic: Coastal Command planes sink 5 U-boats off Norway; 3 others seriously damaged (May 16-31). Air War Eastern Front: Russians

WW2 War Diary for Monday, May 15, 1944: Mediterranean Italy: Germans begin withdrawing from ‘Gustav’ Line to ‘Adolf Hitler‘ (‘Dora’) Line, immediately south of Rome. Home Front USSR: Death of

WW2 War Diary for Sunday, May 14, 1944: Mediterranean Italy: French break through at Monti Aurunci, north of Gaeta. Air War Britain: Night raid on Bristol and Southwest England by

WW2 War Diary for Saturday, May 13, 1944: Eastern Front Southern sector: German and Axis forces completely ousted from the Crimea, leaving behind 78,000 dead or prisoners. Mediterranean Italy: French