Diary December 7, 1942

12-1942, Diary WW2, War Diary, Year 1942 / 1 minute of reading

Japanese machine gun position manned by seamen of the Imperial Navy on Guadalcanal.

WW2 War Diary for Monday, December 7, 1942:

Pacific

Solomons: US 155-mm howitzers pound Japanese positions from dawn to dusk (‘Hate Shoot’ to commemorate Pearl Harbor anniversary).

Air War

Pacific: Japanese aircraft make 3 attacks on US and Australian field hospitals in Buna-Gona area of New Guinea (November 28, December 2 and 7) with 36 fatal casualties.

Sea War

Atlantic: Liner Ceramic (18,700t) sunk by U-boat U-515. The launched lifeboats did not survive the strong storm; 655 killed, only 1 survivor taken by U-boat.

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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.

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Air War

Sea War

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