Diary January 9, 1942

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

German armored vehicles and infantrymen on the march in icy cold through a snowy Russian village.

WW2 War Diary for Friday, January 9, 1942:

Eastern Front

3 Russian ‘Fronts’ (groups of armies, each army equal to a German corps) make deep penetration west and southwest of Moscow (Germans stage recovery and stabilize front in late January).
Battle of the Valdai Hills: during 12 days of bitter fighting (January 9-21) Russians make 113-km-deep break-through between Smolensk and Lake Ilmen, capturing nine towns. By January 22, Russians seriously threaten Velikie Luki, a vital rail junction.

Pacific

Philippines: Japanese troops attempt to break through US-Filipino line across Bataan Peninsular; fierce fighting until end of February.

Sea War

North Sea: British destroyer Vimiera mined and sunk in Thames Estuary.

Home Fronts

USA: Joe Louis knocks out Buddy Baer in first round of World Heavy-weight Boxing Championship.

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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.