Diary February 12, 1942

02-1942, Diary WW2, War Diary, Year 1942 / 1 minute of reading

cruiser 'Australia' — The cruiser ‘Australia’.

WW2 War Diary for Thursday, February 12, 1942:

Sea War

Pacific: ‘Anzac Squadron’ formed at Suva (Fiji) – cruisers Australia, Chicago (American), Achilles and Leander plus 2 US destroyers.

Politics

Spain: Franco and Portuguese dictator Salazar, meet at Seville.

Air War

Mediterranean: Destroyer Maori bombed and sunk at Malta.

Home Fronts

USA: Death of Grant Wood, artist noted for his depiction of Mid-Western farm folk, e.g., ‘American Gothic‘; aged 49.

About The Author

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.