09-1942

WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, September 30, 1942: Air War Western Desert: Top fighter ace Hauptmann Marseille killed – 151 victories in North Africa plus 7 over English Channel – […]

WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, September 29, 1942: Secret War Japan: Richard Sorge, Russian master spy, sentenced to death by Tokyo Criminal Court. Sea War Indian Ocean: South African troops

WW2 War Diary for Monday, September 28, 1942: Sea War : Arctic: Geramn heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper and 4 destroyers return from minelaying sortie to Novaya Zemlya (Operation ‘Zarin’ =

WW2 War Diary for Sunday, September 27, 1942: Home Fronts Germany: Halder, the last ‘real’ COGS of the traditional Prussian-German General Staff, is being replaced by Zeitzler because of prolonged

WW2 War Diary for Saturday, September 26, 1942: Eastern Front Stalingrad: German troops reach right bank of Volga in centre of city. Air War Western Europe: RAF high-altitude fighter sweep

WW2 War Diary for Friday, September 25, 1942: Air War Norway: Mosquito bombers attack Gestapo HQ in Oslo. Britain: Night raid on Penzance (Cornwall). Southeast Asia: US bombers raid airfield

WW2 War Diary for Thursday, September 24, 1942: Air War Britain: FW 190 fighter-bombers raid 3 southeast England coastal towns.

WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, September 23, 1942: Secret War Britain: Ultra discovers that Rommel has left North Africa on sick leave. Pacific New Guinea: Australian troops counter-attack at Ioribaiwa,

WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, September 22, 1942: Eastern Front Stalingrad: Germans take the Stalingrad grain silo after a week’s fighting. Africa Madagascar: East African Brigade and artillery break through

WW2 War Diary for Monday, September 21, 1942: Southeast Asia Burma: British begin first land counter-offensive against Japanese, in the Arakan (area along Bay of Bengal coast).

WW2 War Diary for Thursday, September 20, 1942: Air War Germany: RAF bombers attacking Munich. North Africa: Tobruk raided by Allied bombers for seventh time in 8 nights.

WW2 War Diary for Saturday, September 19, 1942: Air War Eastern Front: 30 Finnish bombers despatched to Lavansaari Island (Gulf of Finland); many aircraft lose their way in thick fog

WW2 War Diary for Friday, September 18, 1942: Sea War Madagascar – Operation Jane: British brigade lands at Tamatave, on east coast.

WW2 War Diary for Thursday, September 17, 1942: Occupied Territories Norway: Quisling reintroduced capital punishment in Norway. Africa Madagascar: Vichy Governor-General Annet rejects British armistice terms. Home Fronts USA: Roosevelt

WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, September 16, 1942: Eastern Front Stalingrad: Rodimtsev Division recaptures Mamai Hill, but suffers appalling casualties (fighting continues on and around Hill until January 1943). Air