Diary May 31, 1941

05-1941, War Diary, Year 1941 / 1 minute of reading

German paratroopers Crete — German paratroopers fighting forward in the difficult terrain of Crete .

Diary for Saturday, May 31, 1941:

Middle East

Armistice signed between British and Iraqi Army.

Neutrals

Thailand: Death of ex-King Prajadhipok, son of Chulalongkorn, at Virginia Water, England, aged 47.

Air War

Neutral Ireland: Dublin bombed in error by German aircraft under orders to attack Bristol and Liverpool: 28 killed, 87 seriously injured.

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British civilian casualties Battle of Britain, Dead, Injured
British civilian losses (September 1940 – May 1941), “39,678”, “46,119 ”
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Sea War

Merchant shipping losses in May 1941: 119 Allied ships with 436,544 tons in Atlantic, 20 Allied ship with 74,498 tons elsewhere.
20 Axis ships with 74,498 tons in Mediterranean.
1 U-boat sunk in the Atlantic, Arctic or Baltic. 32 serviceable U-boats in Atlantic.

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.