WW2 War Diary for Saturday, October 31, 1942: Air War Britain: German fighter-bomber raid on Canterbury: 68 Jabos, escorted by 68 fighters (3 lost), approach target, but balloon barrage hampers […]
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WW2 War Diary for Friday, October 30, 1942: Sea War Atlantic: Transport President Doumer (11,900 t.) sunk by U-boat U-604 off northwest Africa.
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WW2 War Diary for Thursday, October 29, 1942: Home Fronts USA: ‘Alaska Highway’ opened, running 2,689 km from Dawson Creek (BC) to Fairbanks (begun March 1941). Africa Madagascar: East African
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WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, October 28, 1942: Air War Alamein: Allied bombers break up attempted Panzer counter-attacks at Alamein. Greek aircraft raid Italian positions.
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WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, October 27, 1942: Air War North Africa: Allied fighters rout large force of Stukas, attempting to bomb British forward positions west of Alamein.
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WW2 War Diary for Monday, October 26, 1942: Sea War Pacific: BATTLE OF SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS. Japanese carriers approach Guadalcanal in anticipation of the capture of Henderson Field and sink
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WW2 War Diary for Saturday, October 24, 1942: Air War Mediterranean: DAYLIGHT RAID ON MILAN by 88 Lancaster bombers (3 lost), flying unescorted at low altitude: great damage to railway
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WW2 War Diary for Friday, October 23, 1942: Africa Egypt: SECOND BATTLE OF ALAMEIN. Montgomery launches all-out offensive against Axis line in Western Desert – preceded by greatest artillery barrage
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WW2 War Diary for Thursday, October 22, 1942: Secret War Northwest Africa: Lieutenant-General Mark Clark lands on North African coast from British sub Seraph and contacts pro-Allied French Officers (night
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WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, October 21, 1942: Air War Germany: RAF P-51 Mustang fighters strafe barges on Dortmund-Ems Canal. Western Europe: 8th USAAF B-17 Fortress bonbers raid Lorient U-boat
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WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, October 20, 1942: Air War Mediterranean: Fighter-bomber raids on Malta. Italian 4-engined night raiders intercepted by RAF fighters over Gibraltar and forced to jettison bombs
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WW2 War Diary for Monday, October 19, 1942: Home Fronts China: 30 additional Chinese divisions to be armed and equipped by USA. Africa Madagascar: King’s African Rifles encircle and capture
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WW2 War Diary for Sunday, October 18, 1942: Sea War Pacific: Vice-Admiral Halsey replaces Vice-Admiral Ghormley as C-in-C South Pacific. Home Fronts Germany: Hitler orders all captured British Commandos to
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WW2 War Diary for Saturday, October 17, 1942: Air War Western Europe: 94 Lancaster bombers (1 lost) attack Schneider armaments and locomotive works at Le Creusot, southeast of Paris, at
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WW2 War Diary for Friday, October 16, 1917: Home Fronts India: Cyclone kills approx. 40,000 in Bengal.
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