Diary February 22, 1944

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

Russian horse artillery in deep mud — Russian horse artillery moving forward in deep mud.

WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, February 22, 1944:

Eastern Front

Southern Sector: Krivoi Rog, iron-mining centre in Donbas, captured by 3rd UF. Stalin issues two Orders of the Day: first, concerning Krivoi Rog and second, announcing that three-quarters of Soviet territory has now been liberated; Red Army has advanced up to 1,642 km.

Sea War

Pacific: Japanese night bombers and torpedo planes attack TF 58.

Air War

Western Europe: In dense cloud and freezing conditions, a B-24 Liberator group bombs Nijmegen (Holland) by mistake, killing 200 civilians.

Occupied Territories

Greece: German troop train derailled in Tempe Valley by British-led partisans; c.400 killed. Athens-Salonika line blocked for 4 days.

Home Fronts

India: Death of wife of Mahatma Gandhi; aged about 74.

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.