Diary July 12, 1940

War Diary, 07-1940, Diary WW2, Year 1940 / 1 minute of reading

Gypsies in Lublin 1940 — In summer 1940 2,800 Gypsies are deported from Germany to Lublin in Poland. The two women are still smiling and have no idea what will happen to the city and many of the inhabitants in the future.

Diary for Friday, July 12, 1940:

Air War

Hurricane fighters destroy four bombers attacking convoy off Suffolk coast. Night raids on Aberdeen (60 casualties) and Cardiff.

Neutrals

Russia: Kuusinen, former head of the short-lived Terijoki Government (see December 2, 1939), appointed President of Karelo-Finnish Soviet Republic, in territory gained from Finland, March 13, 1940.

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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.

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