Diary April 14, 1942

04-1942, Diary WW2, War Diary, Year 1942 / 1 minute of reading

A depth charge explodes off the stern of an destroyer.

WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, April 14, 1942:

Sea War

Atlantic: US destroyer Roper sinks U-boat U-85 off Cape Hatteras – first major success for US anti-submarine forces.
Mediterranean: Lt.-Cdr. Wanklyn, British submarine ‘ace’, lost when Upholder is depth-charged off Tripoli by Italian torpedo boat Pegaso.

Air War

Germany: 105 RAF bombers attacking Dortmund and dropping 136t of bombs.

Home Fronts

Britain: Budget; Purchase Tax doubled to 66 2/3% on clothing, carpets and many other items; 6 1/2d – 7 1/2 d on 10 cigarettes.
Russia: War Loan subscription of 10 billion roubles opened; workers urged to subscribe 4 weeks’ wages (Loan over-subscribed by April 23).

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My name is Norman 'Kretaner' and since my childhood I am interested in history and strategy games. Later, I have learned programming and the development of computer games, and finally with the Internet, also web design. I'm in the fortunate position to combine all my interests with my work and to live on a place of my choice, on Crete. All information, figures, specifications and statistics used here had been compiled from a variety of sources and the large, over decades collected, library of the author about military history, WW2 and weapons.

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