Diary May 5, 1944

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

A section of British soldiers of Slim's 14th Army in Burma — A section of British soldiers of Slim’s 14th Army in Burma are briefed by their company commander. A wide variety of weapons can be seen, including the Sten Gun, the Bren light machine gun and the Enfield rifle. The dishevelled appearance of the troops reflects the harshness of the Burmese terrain.

WW2 War Diary for Friday, May 5, 1944:

Southeast Asia

Burma: Slim’s 14th Army counter-attacks near Imphal.

Air War

Mediterranean: Torre Dam in Italy dive-bombed and smashed by RAF P-51 Mustangs and Australian and South African P-40 Warhawks.

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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.

Southeast Asia

Air War

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