Diary June 21, 1942

06-1942, Diary WW2, War Diary, Year 1942 / 1 minute of reading

German troops in Tobruk shortly after its surrender at 8 am on this day.

WW2 War Diary for Sunday, June 21, 1942:

Africa

Western Desert: FALL OF TOBRUK. Germans take 32,000 prisoners (including the entire 2nd South African division with General Koppel), several hundred guns and 100 tanks. Rommel pursues British 8th Army to Mersa Matruh (June 21-26).

Air War

Britain: German night raid on Southampton.

Gazala and Tobruk Losses:

	dead and wounded	POWs	Tanks	Guns
British	15,000	45,000	1,000	400
German	3,360	low	low	low
Italian	c.3,000	low	low	low

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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.

Africa

Air War

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