Diary December 8, 1941

12-1941, Diary WW2, War Diary, Year 1941 / 1 minute of reading

WW2 War Diary for Monday, December 8, 1941:

China

Battle of Hong Kong: Japanese 38 Infantry Division supported by heavy artillery and aircraft, attacks 12,000-strong British-Canadian-Indian garrison.

Pacific

Philippines: Japanese troops land on Batan Island, south of Formosa.

Air War

Pacific: Japanese destroy 100 aircraft in raids on Philippines.
Germany: 54 RAF bombers attacking Aachen and dropping 54t of bombs.

North Africa

SIEGE OF TOBRUK RAISED.

Sea War

Mediterranean – Tobruk Ferry: British Mediterranean Fleet has delivered 32,667 troops and 34,000t of supplies; 34,115 troops, 7,516 wounded and 7,097 POWs evacuated (April 13 – December 8, 1941). Losses: 1 cruiser-minelayer, 2 destroyers and 24 other vessels.

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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.

2 thoughts on “Diary December 8, 1941”

Anthony Folcarelli, MA History
May 14, 2019 at 5:49 am

Hitler and Germany declared war on America

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1. Kretaner
  May 14, 2019 at 7:13 am
  
  Hitler declared war on US on 11th Dec 1941 Hitler’s declaration of war to the USA
  
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