Diary February 18, 1944

02-1944, Diary WW2, War Diary, Year 1944 / 1 minute of reading

Picture taken from one of the Mosquito bombers during the Amiens Prison Raid.

WW2 War Diary for Friday, February 18, 1944:

Air War

Western Europe – Amiens Prison Raid: 19 Mosquito bombers (4 lost), led by Group-Captain Pickard (shot down by 2 Fw 190 fighters shortly after the raid and killed), breach walls and free 250 members of French Resistance.
Britain: 187-plane (11 lost) night raid on London. 139 t bombs on target; considerable damage and numerous casualties. Raiders copy RAF Pathfinder tactics.

Mediterranean

Italy – Anzio: Allied situation becomes critical; Germans continue all-out efforts to capture ‘Flyover Bridge’ and reach the sea.

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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.

Air War

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