04-1942

WW2 War Diary for Thursday, April 30, 1942: Sea War Arctic: Cruiser Edinburgh torpedoed by U-boat U-456. Next day she is further damaged by 3 German destroyers (1 lost); Edinburgh […]

WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, April 29, 1942: Politics Germany: Hitler and Mussolini confer near Salzburg (April 29 and 30). Southeast Asia Burma: JAPANESE CUT BURMA ROAD by seizing town

World War One Diary for Sunday, April 29, 1917: Air War Western Front: Richthofen scores 3 victories (50th to 52nd) in 3 sorties, including one Spad with one by brother

WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, April 28, 1942: Air War Mediterranean: Night raid on Alexandria (102 killed, 111 injured). Southeast Asia: Japanese incendiary raid on Lashio, at south end of

WW2 War Diary for Sunday, April 26, 1942: Home Fronts Germany: Reichstag rubber stamps Hitler‘s assumption of total dictatorial powers.

WW2 War Diary for Saturday, April 25, 1942: Air War Eastern Front: Heavy raid on Leningrad. North Africa: Free French Bretagne bomber squadron attacks Italian outposts in South Libya.

WW2 War Diary for Friday, April 24, 1942: Air War Eastern Front – Operation Goetz von Berlichingen: Russian cruiser Kirov receives further damage from Luftwaffe at Leningrad. Home Fronts Canada:

WW2 War Diary for Thursday, April 23, 1942: Sea War Atlantic: First ‘milch cow’ U-boat U-459 refuels 14 other U-boats at secret rendezvous 805 km northeast of Bermuda (April 23-May

WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, April 22, 1942: Sea War Chanel: Major Lord Lovat and commandos raid Boulogne. Naval forces cripple 2 armed trawlers.

WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, April 21, 1942: Occupied Territories France: 20 French hostages executed at St Nazaire for alleged complicity with British during Operation Chariot (March 27, 1942).

WW2 War Diary for Monday, April 20, 1942: Sea War Atlantic: Major reorganization of Allied convoy system: first of 11 new ‘escort groups’ commences regular patrols between ‘WESTOMP’ (‘Western Ocean

WW2 War Diary for Sunday, April 19, 1942: Sea War Caribbean: U-boat U-130 shells Curacao oil refinery.

WW2 War Diary for Saturday, April 18, 1942: Air War Pacific: DOOLITTLE RAID. 16 US Army AF B-25 Mitchell bombers, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel ‘Jimmy’ Doolittle, operating from carrier Hornet, make

WW2 War Diary for Friday, April 17, 1942: Southeast Asia Burma: Retreating British set fire to Yenangyaung oilfields. Occupied Territories France: General Henri Giraud, ex-CO French 9th Army, escapes from

WW2 War Diary for Thursday, April 16, 1942: Occupied Territories France: Field Marshal von Rundstedt put in charge of the ‘Atlantic Wall‘. Home Fronts Malta: GEORGE CROSS AWARDED TO MALTA

WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, April 15, 1917: Occupied Territories France: French Resistance carries out grenade attack on German HQ building in Arras.

WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, April 14, 1942: Sea War Atlantic: US destroyer Roper sinks U-boat U-85 off Cape Hatteras – first major success for US anti-submarine forces. Mediterranean: Lt.-Cdr.

WW2 War Diary for Monday, April 13, 1942: Air War Pacific: ‘The Royce Raid’. Special squadron of 3 B-17 Fortress and 10 B-25 Mitchell bombers (1 lost) led by Brigade-General

WW2 War Diary for Thursday, April 12, 1942: Air War Pacific: 12 Japanese raids on Corregidor and Manila Bay forts (Philippines). Germany: 178 RAF bombers attacking Essen and dropping 269t

WW2 War Diary for Saturday, April 11, 1942: Home Fronts India: British Government’s constitutional proposals withdrawn, following their outright rejection by Congress Party. Stafford Cripps broadcasts to Indian people. Bulgaria: