Diary August 11, 1942

08-1942, Diary WW2, War Diary, Year 1942 / 1 minute of reading

first victim of convoy Pedestal is aircraft carrier 'Eagle' — The first victim of convoy Pedestal is aircraft carrier ‘Eagle’. Torpedoed by ‘U-73’ she capsize and sinks in minutes.

WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, August 11, 1942:

Sea War

Mediterranean: Carrier Eagle sunk by U-boat U-73 north of Algiers (260 killed).
Pacific: Japanese Combined Fleet leaves home waters for Truk (Caroline Islands) to counter US landings on Guadalcanal.

Air War

Germany: Destructive RAF night raid on Mainz (repeated August 12-13); Cathedral destroyed.

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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.

Sea War

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