Diary June 18, 1944

06-1944, Diary WW2, War Diary, Year 1944 / 1 minute of reading

US Marines move forward on Saipan. They are heavily armed to flush out Japanese strongpoints; the man on the left is carrying a Bazooka.

WW2 War Diary for Sunday, June 18, 1944:

Pacific

Marianas: US Marines capture Aslito airfield, Saipan.

Western Front

Normandy: Americans capture Barneville and isolate Cotentin Peninsular with Cherbourg.

Mediterranean

Italy: British 8th Army captures Assisi, south of Perugia.

Far East

China: Japanese take key city of Changsha, 322 km south of Hankow.

Air War

Britain: V-1 destroys Guards Chapel, Wellington Barracks, London (119 killed, 102 injured).

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.