Diary January 5, 1944

01-1944, Diary WW2, War Diary, Year 1944 / 1 minute of reading

WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, January 5, 1944:

Eastern Front

Southern Sector: Russian 2nd UF drives salient into German lines at Kirovograd, south of Kiev (January 5-8).

Mediterranean

Italy: Lieutenant-General Leese appointed GOC British 8th Army. 5th US Army attacks ‘Winter Line’, east of Cassino.

Sea War

Atlantic: Last German blockade-runner (Burgenland) scuttled, en route from the Far East.

Occupied Territories

Denmark: Pastor Kaj Munk, Danish cleric and author, murdered by Germans; aged 45.

Air War

Germany: 348 RAF night raiders drop 1,100 t bombs on Stettin.

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.