WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, August 19, 1942: Western Front France – DIEPPE RAID (Operation Jubilee): 6,100 Canadian troops and British Commandos (including elements of an US Ranger bataillon) with […]
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WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, August 18, 1942: Africa Alamein: General Alexander appointed C-in-C Middle East, in place of Auchinleck; Lieutenant-general Montgomery replaces Ritchie as GOC 8th Army – special
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WW2 War Diary for Monday, August 17, 1942: Air War Western Europe: FIRST ‘ALL-AMERICAN’ BOMBING RAID OVER EUROPE IN WW2. 12 B-17 Fortress bombers of 8th AAF, led by Brigade-General
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WW2 War Diary for Sunday, August 16, 1942: Sea War Arctic – Operation Wunderland (August 16-30): Heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer penetrates into Kara Sea to attack Russian shipping. Secret War
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WW2 War Diary for Saturday, August 15, 1942: Air War Europe: Pathfinder Force established within RAF Bomber Command under Air Commander Bennett. (First operation against Flensburg shipyards, night August 18-19.)
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WW2 War Diary for Friday, August 14, 1942: Sea War Mediterranean: 74 German and Italian aircraft, 2 submarines and an MTB make unsuccessful attacks on British cruiser-destroyer escort force returning
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WW2 War Diary for Thursday, August 13, 1942: Sea War Mediterranean: Powerful force of Italian cruisers and destroyers departs Naples to strike battered Convoy Pedestal, but turns back when the
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WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, August 12, 1942: Politics Russia – First Moscow Conference: Churchill informs Stalin that there can be no ‘Second Front’ in Europe until 1943 and reveals
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WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, August 11, 1942: Sea War Mediterranean: Carrier Eagle sunk by U-boat U-73 north of Algiers (260 killed). Pacific: Japanese Combined Fleet leaves home waters for
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WW2 War Diary for Monday, August 10, 1942: Sea War Mediterranean – OPERATION PEDESTAL: 14-ship British convoy leaves Gibraltar for Malta under heavy escort – only 4 transports and burning
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WW2 War Diary for Sunday, August 9, 1942: Sea War Pacific: Following Savo Island debacle, all US transports and escorting warships have to be temporarily withdrawn from Guadalcanal area. Air
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WW2 War Diary for Saturday, August 8, 1942: Sea War Pacific – BATTLE OF SAVO (night August 8-9): Japanese cruisers destroy 4 cruisers – USS Astoria, Quincey and Vincennes and
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WW2 War Diary for Friday, August 7, 1942: Pacific Solomons – Operation Watchtower: US MARINES LAND ON GUADALCANAL and Tulagi. On the former the few Japanese construction troops and Korean
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WW2 War Diary for Thursday, August 6, 1942: Politics Britain: Government formally denounces Munich Agreement of September 1938. Governments-in-Exile Holland: Queen Wilhelmina addresses joint session of US Congress.
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WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, August 5m 1942: Africa Western Desert: Churchill visits 8th Army; decides to replace Auchinleck. Eastern Front Central Russia: Heavy fighting in Rzhev sector.
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