Diary December 5, 1944

War Diary, 12-1944, Diary WW2, Year 1944 / 1 minute of reading

US fighter behind Me 110 — An American escort fighter catches a German heavy Me 110 twin-engined fighter.

War Diary WW2 for Tuesday, December 5, 1944:

Air War

Europe: 550 8th USAAF planes (12 lost) escorted by 800 fighters (9 lost) attack Tegel tank works, Berlin and Münster marshalling yards; 91 German fighters shot down over Berlin. RAF makes day and night raids on Soest.

Philippines

Japanese paratroop suicide squads land on Burauen airfield, Leyte.

Balkans

British troops intervene in fighting between Greek Royalists and Communists.

Sea War

Mediterranean: British and Greek warships bombard ELAS (Communist) positions at Piraeus and Salamis.

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.