Diary May 12, 1944

05-1944, Diary WW2, War Diary, Year 1944 / 1 minute of reading

Me 110 hit by US fighter — A heavy fighter Me 110 is hit by a US fighter.

WW2 War Diary for Friday, May 12, 1944:

Mediterranean

Italy: Germans launch fierce counter-attacks along Gustav Line.

Air War

Germany: 800 US 8th Air Force bombers (46 lost), with heavy fighter escort (10 lost), attack synthetic oil plants at Leuna-Merseburg (60% lost), Bohlen (50%), Zeitz, Lutzkendorf and Brux (northwest of Prague, 100%). 600 USAAF bombers alone stike Mannheim area. Americans claim 150 fighters shot down.

Home Fronts

Britain: Death of Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch (‘Q’), novelist and editor of ‘The Oxford Book of English Verse’; aged 82.

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.

Mediterranean

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Home Fronts

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