Diary March 27, 1942

03-1942, Diary WW2, War Diary, Year 1942 / 1 minute of reading

HMS 'Campbeltown' — HMS ‘Campbeltown’ wedged in the dock gates of St Nazaire.

WW2 War Diary for Friday, March 27, 1942:

Sea War

Europe: ST NAZAIRE RAID (Operation Chariot). HMS Campbeltown (ex-Flush-decker destroyer USS Buchanan) deliberately rams dock gates at St Nazaire, under murderous German fire, while commandos destroy dock machinery. 5t-HE charge in Campbeltown’s bows explodes later, killing many German naval personnel.
Indian Ocean: Admiral Somerville appointed C-in-C British Eastern Fleet.

Home Fronts

Japan: Kammon Tunnel opened – 2-km-long rail link for coal trains from Kyusha Island to cities of Honshu Island.

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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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