Diary July 7, 1944

07-1944, Diary WW2, War Diary, Year 1944 / 1 minute of reading

Killed Japanese on Saipan — Killed Japanese soldier next to a tank wreck on Saipan.

WW2 War Diary for Friday, July 7, 1944:

Pacific

Marianas: 3,000-strong rearguard of Saipan garrison storms US positions (night July 7-8) – before suffering annihilation. General Saito and Admiral Nagumo commit hara-kiri.

Eastern Front

Northern sector: North of Lake Ladoga, Finns complete retreat to the ‘U’-Line.

Air War

Western Europe: 450 Avro Lancaster and Handley Page Halifax bombers saturate German defenses near Caen with 2,300t bombs (night July 7-8).

Occupied Territories

Denmark: Danish mechanic with no pilot training steals He 111 and flies it to Sweden (shot down by Swedish AA-guns).

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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.