Diary November 23, 1942

11-1942, Diary WW2, War Diary, Year 1942 / 1 minute of reading

Shells are exploding in the streets of Leningrad.

WW2 War Diary for Monday, November 23, 1942:

Eastern Front

Siege of Leningrad: German heavy artillery and bombers in action before dawn. 50,000 shells hit the city during 1942; shelling takes place on 254 days.

Africa

Western Desert: Rommel evacuates Agedabia.

Air War

Southeast Asia: American aircraft dive-bomb bridge at Hankow and hit Canton airfield; RAF Wellington bombers attacking Meiktila airfield (Burma), starting large fires. Japanese night raid on Kweilin – US air base in southwest China.

Occupied Territories

France: Dakar – vital base in French West Africa – comes under Allied control following decision of Governor-General Boisson to abandon his former allegiance to Vichy.

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.