Diary January 2, 1942

01-1942, Diary WW2, War Diary, Year 1942 / 1 minute of reading

Japanese troops watch Manila burn from their landing craft.

WW2 War Diary for Friday, January 2, 1942:

Pacific

Philippines: Japanese troops occupy Manila and Cavite naval base.

Eastern Front

Central Sector: Russians recapture Maloyaroslavets 129 km southwest of Moscow, defeating 3 German divisions.
Southern Sector: On Kerch Peninsular Russians capture (December 28 – January 2) 48 guns and over 1,000 motorcycles.

North Africa

British and South African troops capture Bardia.

Air War

Western Europe: First of 11 RAF night raids on German battlecruisers in Brest during January.

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.