Diary July 8, 1944

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

Canadian troops near Caen — Canadian troops of the British 2nd Army near Caen.

WW2 War Diary for Saturday, July 8, 1944:

Western Front

Normandy: ‘Titanic’ artillery barrage precedes major attack by British-Canadian 2nd Army northwest of Caen, which advances up to 5 km by nightfall against fierce opposition.

Air War

Britain: 1,750 barrage balloons in position south of London to combat the V-1.

Home Fronts

Britain: Death of Captain F J Walker, ‘ace’ U-boat hunter; aged 50.
Argentina: Peron appointed Vice-President by President Farrell; from this moment Peron rapidly becomes virtual dictator.

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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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