Diary August 11, 1940

War Diary, 08-1940, Diary WW2, Year 1940 / 1 minute of reading

Bf 110 over Dover cliffs — Messerschmitt Bf 110 over the cliff coast of Dover.

Diary for Sunday, August 11, 1940:

Air War

Battle of Britain (Day 33): Highest daily losses up now. While German fighters stage diversions over Dover, Ju 88‘s and He 111s bomb Portland and Weymouth. Me 110s of elite fighter-bomber unit Erpr.Gr.210 attack convoy off Harwich.
Losses: German, 35; British, 30.

Sea War

Atlantic: Troopship Mohamed Ali el-Kebir (formerly Egyptian liner) sunk by U-boat; 120 dead.

East Africa

Battle of the Tug Argan Gap: small British force holds mountain pass for five days against repeated attacks by strong Italian forces, supported by aircraft (British withdraw August 15-16).

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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.

Air War

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East Africa

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