Diary May 2, 1942

Advance of Japanese troops
Advance of Japanese troops with a disassembled Model 41 75-mm infantry gun.
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, May 2, 1942:

Southeast Asia

Burma: FALL OF MANDALAY to the Japanese.

Pacific

Philippines: Japanese 240-mm AP shell blows up powder magazine on Corregidor, hurling super-heavy mortars into the air. 3,600 shells fall on island in 5 hours.

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