Diary July 8, 1941

07-1941, War Diary, Year 1941 / 1 minute of reading

A month earlier Churchill watched one of the new B-17C Fortress. But the US bomber will be for the RAF a disappointment.

Diary for Tuesday, July 8, 1941:

Air War

Germany: First daylight operation by RAF four-engined Fortress I bombers (B-17C Flying Fortress) against Wilhelmshaven.

Politics

Britain: Russian Military Mission arrives in London.

Neutrals

China: After being damaged repeatedly in previous Japanese air raids on Chungking, the British Embassy is completely destroyed.

Occupied countries

Yugoslavia: Italo-German agreement on territorial dismemberment of Yugoslavia. Italy annexes Dalmatian coast; Hungary annexes Drava ‘triangle’; Croatia independent state; Serbia under German military administration. Bulgaria receives part of Macedonia.

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.