Diary April 3, 1942

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

Beaufighter Mk IF on Malta — A tough defender of Malta, this Beaufighter Mk IF is ready for a mission.

WW2 War Diary for Friday, April 3, 1942:

Air War

Mediterranean: General Quaade, Luftwaffe spokesman, admits that the Luftwaffe has been unable to neutralize Malta because of its ‘tremendously strong’ anti-aircraft defences and subterranean storerooms – ‘but you cannot expect the Luftwaffe to sink the island with bombs’.
Arctic: German bombers destroy 2 ships from Arctic Convoy PQ.13, at Murmansk.

Pacific

Philippines: Japanese forces, with strong air support, launch final offensive against American-Filipino line in Bataan.

Occupied Territories

Norway: Bishop Berggrav of Oslo forcibly prevented from preaching in his cathedral and placed under house arrest.

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Kretaner

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.

Air War

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Occupied Territories

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