06-1942

WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, June 10, 1942: Occupied Territories Czechoslovakia: DESTRUCTION OF LIDICE. SS soldiers depopulate and totally destroy village of Lidice, near Prague (some of the inhabitants are […]

WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, June 9, 1942: Eastern Front Ukraine: Renewed German offensive in Kharkov sector. Air War Germany: 120 RAF bombers attacking Essen and dropping 294t of bombs.

WW2 War Diary for Monday, June 8, 1942: Home Fronts Germany – State Funeral of Heydrich in Berlin: Himmler eulogizes his former deputy and promises vengeance.

WW2 War Diary for Sunday, June 7, 1942: Eastern Front Siege of Sebastopol: Manstein’s 11th Army attempts to storm Russian defences, but initially makes little progress. Sea War Pacific: Japanese

WW2 War Diary for Saturday, June 6, 1942: Air War North Africa: Hawker Hurricane ‘tank-busters’ in action over Libya for first time. Sea War Atlantic: Disguised raider Stier sinks Panamanian

WW2 War Diary for Friday, June 5, 1942: North Africa British 8th Army engages Rommel (too late). Politics USA: Government declares war on Bulgaria, Hungary and Rumania. Sea War Indian

WW2 War Diary for Thursday, June 4, 1942: Sea War Pacific – BATTLE OF MIDWAY (June 4-6): Japanese Combined Fleet attempts to lure US Pacific Fleet into trap off Midway

WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, June 3, 1942: Sea War Pacific: Japanese carrier planes raid Dutch Harbor, Aleutian Islands. Air War Britain: German night raid on Poole.

WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, June 2, 1942: North Africa Rommel destroys 150th Brigade.

WW2 War Diary for Monday, June 1, 1942: Eastern Front Siege of Sebastopol: German super-heavy mortars and world’s largest artillery piece – 80-cm Dora – bombard fortifications. German aircraft fly