Diary September 5, 1942

09-1942, Diary WW2, War Diary, Year 1942 / 1 minute of reading

destroyer Amatsukaze — Japanese destroyers, such as ‘Amatsukaze’, are mainly used for the ‘Tokyo Express’ supplies to Guadalacanal.

WW2 War Diary for Saturday, September 5, 1942:

Sea War

Pacific: JAPANESE EVACUATE MILNE BAY (New Guinea). Japanese fast destroyers land reinforcements and essential supplies on Guadalcanal (night 5-6). US Navy and Marines soon nickname this almost nightly service the ‘Tokyo Express’.

Home Fronts

Britain: IRA ambush RUC patrol in Co Tyrone (2 killed, 1 wounded).

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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.

Sea War

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