Diary January 26, 1945

War Diary, 01-1945, Diary WW2, Year 1945 / 1 minute of reading

Scorched earth tactics in East Prussia: the Wehrmacht ignites the houses before the arrival of the Red Army.

Friday, January 26, 1945

Russian Front

Rokossovsky breaks through the Gulf of Danzig, virtually isolating German forces in East Prussia.

Western Front

Lieutenant Audie Murphy, most decorated US soldier of WW2 , single-handedly repels repeated Panzers and infantry attacks on his position, near Colmar; awarded Medal of Honor.

China

Imperial GHQ orders Japanese forces to withdraw to the coast.

Air War

Germany – Operation Thunderclap: British COAS decides that RAF Bomber Command should launch ‘one big attack on Berlin and Dresden … where a serve blitz will not only cause confusion in the evacuation from the East but will also hamper the movement of troops …’

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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.