Diary January 15, 1943

01-1943, Diary WW2, War Diary, Year 1943 / 1 minute of reading

US Marines and Sherman tank, Guadalcanal — US Marines with tank support of M4 Sherman tanks are following the retreating Japanese on Guadalcanal.

WW2 War Diary for Friday, January 15, 1943:

Pacific

Solomons: Final US ground offensive begins on Guadalcanal.

Africa

Western Desert: British 8th Army push west from Buerat.

Sea War

Mediterranean: ‘Inshore Squadron’ of British Mediterranean Fleet delivers supplies to 8th Army, advancing along North African coast (January-February). Cruiser Dragon transferred from Royal Navy to Polish Navy (name not changed).

Home Fronts

Britain: Hugh McAteer and 3 other IRA ‘officers’ escape from Crumlin Rd Prison, Belfast (McAteer recaptured September 1943).

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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.