Diary May 20, 1944

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

WW2 War Diary for Saturday, May 20, 1944:

Secret War

Occupied Poland: Experimental V-2 falls in river Bug. Polish Underground drive cattle into river to hide intact rocket from German troops. After dismantling, vital components are flown to London in RAF Dakota (July 25).

Air War

Western Europe: Nearly 5,000 Allied planes operate against 12 rail targets and 9 airfields in France and Belgium.

Mediterranean

Italy: Allies attack ‘Dora’ (or ‘Adolf Hitler‘) Line, south of Rome; Canadians break through, May 22.

Home Fronts

USA: Communist Party disbands.

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.