Diary for Sunday, May 20, 1945: Okinawa Chocolate Drop Hill secured by US infantry after savage fighting around maze of interconnected tunnels. Japanese counter-attack on ‘The Horseshoe’ (200 killed).
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Diary for Saturday, May 19, 1945: Sea War Pacific: British submarine Terrapin depth-charged.
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Diary for Friday, May 18, 1945: Okinawa Sugar Loaf Hill captured by US Marines. Home Fronts Britain: Avro Lancaster ‘Aries’ flies over North Magnetic Pole for first time in history
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Diary for Thursday, May 17, 1945: Okinawa Lieutenant-General Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr., commanding general of US 10th Army, takes personal command of operations. Marines reach crest of Sugar Loaf Hill,
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Diary for Wednesday, May 16, 1945: Occupied countries Channel Islands: British forces liberate Alderney. Okinawa US 6th Marine Division suffers heavy casualties.
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Diary for Tuesday, May 15, 1945: Sea War Japanese cruiser Haguro trapped and torpedoed by 5 British destroyers in Malacca Strait (night May 15-16). Occupied countries Yugoslavia: Surrender of last
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Diary for Monday, May 14, 1945: Air War Pacific – DAYLIGHT FIRE RAID ON NAGOYA: In order to further undermine Japanese moral and indusÂtrial output, following severe psychoÂlogical blow of
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Diary for Sunday, May 13, 1945: Okinawa Americans take Conical Hill at east end of Shuri Line. Occupied countries Germany: Scots Guards occupy Heligoland. Home Fronts Britain: Thanksgiving Service in
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Diary for Saturday, May 12, 1945: Sea War Last Arctic convoys JW.67 (eastbound) and RA.67 (westbound); on May 16 convoy escort accepts surrender of 14 U-boats and escorts them to
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Diary for Friday, May 11, 1945: Sea War Pacific: Carrier Bunker Hill (TF 58) hit by 3 Kamikaze planes off Okinawa; 392 killed, 264 wounded. Russian Front Russians launch final
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Diary for Thursday, May 10, 1945: Russian Front Russian troops occupy Prague. Okinawa US Marines establish bridgehead over river Asa.
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Diary for Wednesday, May 9, 1945: Home Fronts Russia – Victory celebrations in Moscow: 2 million people watch spectacular fireworks display. Britain: Many Defense Regulations revoked. Russian Front German Army
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Diary for Tuesday, May 8, 1945: Sea War Final German evacuation convoys from Courland (Latvia); 126 small craft. 1,420,000 people evacuated from Pomerania and East Prussia since January 25. Liberty
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Diary for Monday, May 7, 1945: Politics UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER OF GERMANY. General JodI signs instrument of surrender at 2.41 am in schoolroom at Rheims. Western Front Allied forces occupy Emden
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Diary for Sunday, May 6, 1945: Burma British 14th Army links up with ‘Dracula’ forces, north of Rangoon. Western Front Czechoslovakia: Patton occupies Skoda Works. Occupied countries Czechoslovakia: 3 Waffen-SS
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