Diary April 15, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, April 15, 1917: Occupied Territories France: French Resistance carries out grenade attack on German HQ building in Arras.
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WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, April 15, 1917: Occupied Territories France: French Resistance carries out grenade attack on German HQ building in Arras.
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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.
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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
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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
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WW2 War Diary for Saturday, April 11, 1942: Home Fronts India: British Government’s constitutional proposals withdrawn, following their outright rejection by Congress Party.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:
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WW2 War Diary for Friday, April 10, 1942: Occupied Territories Norway: Bishop Berggrav sent to Bredvedt Concentration Camp, near Oslo (Quisling threatens him with execution). Pacific East Indies: Japanese land
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WW2 War Diary for Thursday, April 9, 1942: Sea War Indian Ocean: Japanese Carrier Force raids Trincomalee naval base (Ceylon); dive-bombers sink British carrier Hermes, Australian destroyer Vampire, a corvette
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WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, April 8, 1942: Air War China: First experimental flight by US transport plane over ‘The Hump‘ – mountain barrier between India and China (regular service
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WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, April 7, 1942: Government-in-Exile Holland: Admiral Helfrich appointed C-in-C of all Dutch forces in Far East and Southwest Pacific. Politics Turkey: Exchange of wounded British
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WW2 War Diary for Monday, April 6, 1942: Sea War Indian Ocean: Three squadrons of Japanese cruisers and destroyers ravage Allied shipping in Bay of Bengal – sinking 16 vessels.
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WW2 War Diary for Sunday, April 5, 1942: Sea War INDIAN OCEAN: JAPANESE CARRIER STRIKE ON COLOMBO, CEYLON. 91 bombers and dive-bombers cripple AMC Hector and destroyer Tenedos in harbour,
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WW2 War Diary for Saturday, April 4, 1942: Air War Baltic – Operation Eisstoss (‘Ice Strike’): Ju 87 Stukas, Ju 88s and He 111s attack Russian Baltic Fleet in Leningrad.
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WW2 War Diary for Friday, April 3, 1942: Air War Mediterranean: General Quaade, Luftwaffe spokesman, admits that the Luftwaffe has been unable to neutralize Malta because of its ‘tremendously strong’
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WW2 War Diary for Thursday, April 2, 1942: Air War Britain: Night raid on Weymouth; 2 hospitals hit, heavy casualties.
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WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, April 1, 1942: Air War Mediterranean: Improved Ju 87D Stuka makes its debut during 11-day ‘blitz’ on shipping at Malta (Spitfire Mk V fighters and
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