Diary June 26, 1944

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

British armoured division equipped with Sherman tanks — British armoured division equipped with M4 Sherman tanks ready to attack.

WW2 War Diary for Monday, June 26, 1944:

Western Front

Normandy: Americans capture General Schlieben, Cherbourg fortress commander and Rear Admiral Henneke, naval commander. British 2nd Army attacks west of Caen meets fierce resistance (Operation Epsom).

Far East

China – Battle of Hengyang (June 26-August 8): Japanese 11th Army temporarily halted by Chinese 10th Army, near vital US air base. B-25 Mitchell bombers and P-47 Thunderbolt fighter-bombers make constant attacks on Japanese supply lines.

Mediterranean

Italy: South Africans of British 8th Army occupy Chiusi, near Lake Trasimene.

Sea War

Normandy: HMS Rodney bombards German forces in Caen sector.

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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.