Diary August 8, 1942

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

cruiser 'Canberra' after torpedoed — The Australian cruiser ‘Canberra’ after torpedoed by Japanese cruisers in the ‘Battle of Savo’. Two US destroyers are ready to take over survivors.

WW2 War Diary for Saturday, August 8, 1942:

Sea War

Pacific – BATTLE OF SAVO (night August 8-9): Japanese cruisers destroy 4 cruisers – USS Astoria, Quincey and Vincennes and HMAS Canberra – off Savo Island, near Guadalcanal. US cruiser Chicago and Japanese cruisers Chokai and Kinugasa damaged. During return journey Japanese squadron loses cruiser Kako (sunk by US submarine S-44).

Eastern Front

Caucasus: Germans reach Maikop oilfield, which has been 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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