Diary June 30, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Friday, June 30, 1944: Air War Western Europe: 250 Avro Lancaster bombers drop 1,000 t bombs on 2nd SS-Panzer-Division Das Reich and 9th SS Panzer Division, […]
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Diary June 29, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, June 29, 1944: Western Front Normandy: AMERICANS CAPTURE CHERBOURG. Eastern Front Central sector: Russians encircle German forces at Bobruisk. Pacific New Guinea: Australians reach river
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Diary June 28, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, June 28, 1944: Eastern Front Central Sector: 3rd BRF and supporting tank army, begin crossing river Berezina. Field Marshal Busch dismissed from Army Group Centre;
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Diary June 27, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, June 27, 1944: Sea War Channel: German armed trawlers M.4611 and V.213 gallantly engage destroyers Eskimo and Huron off Jersey (night June 27-28).
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Diary June 26, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Monday, June 26, 1944: Western Front Normandy: Americans capture General Schlieben, Cherbourg fortress commander and Rear Admiral Henneke, naval commander. British 2nd Army attacks west of
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Diary June 25, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, June 25, 1944: Eastern Front Central Sector: Russians trap 40,000 Germans west of Vitebsk. Northern Sector: Finns forced back 0.8 km at Tali, north of
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Diary June 24, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, June 24, 1944: Occupied Territories France: Resistance blows up hydroelectric station, near Limoges. Home Fronts Britain: Sidney Keyes (war poet killed in Tunisia) posthumously awarded
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Diary June 23, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Friday, June 23, 1944: Sea War Channel: British MTBs virtually destroy German convoy near Cherbourg. Eastern Front Central Sector: GREAT RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE IN BYELORUSSIA. Northern Sector:
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Diary June 22, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, June 22, 1944: Air War Eastern Europe – Poltava raid: Luftwaffe stages surprise night raid (60 planes) on 8th AF ‘shuttle bombing’ base in Ukraine.
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Diary June 21, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, June 21, 1944: Air War Germany: 2,500 USAAF bombers attacking Berlin and the surrounding area while dropping 2,000t of bombs. Eastern Front Northern Sector: Russian
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Diary June 20, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, June 20, 1944: Sea War Pacific – Battle of Philippine Sea: Vice-Admiral Mitscher launches 216 planes at extreme range and surprises Ozawa’s fleet refuelling. Japanese
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Diary June 19, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Monday, June 19, 1944: Sea War Pacific – BATTLE OF THE PHILIPPINE SEA (June 19-20): Vice-Admiral Ozawa launches 372 carrier planes in 4 waves against US
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Diary June 18, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, June 18, 1944: Pacific Marianas: US Marines capture Aslito airfield, Saipan. Western Front Normandy: Americans capture Barneville and isolate Cotentin Peninsular with Cherbourg. Mediterranean Italy:
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Diary June 17, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, June 17, 1944: Occupied Territories Iceland: Independent republic founded with Sveinn Bjornsonn as president after plebiscite (97% in favour). Union with Denmark ended. Sea War
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Diary June 16, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Friday, June 16, 1944: Air War Britain: 244 V-1s launched against London since midday June 15. Eastern Front Northern Sector: Mannerheim orders Finnish forces, in the
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