Diary October 12, 1944

War Diary, 10-1944, Diary WW2, Year 1944 / 1 minute of reading

The new Mitsubishi Ki-67 Hiryu ‘Peggy’ heavy torpedo dropper in full combat service.

WW2 War Diary for Thursday, October 12, 1944:

Western Front

British capture Overloon (Holland).

Sea War

Pacific – BATTLE OF FORMOSA (October 12-15): TF 38 launches massive strikes against the island. 400-strong Japanese 2nd Air Fleet (including fast new Ki-67 torpedo planes) launches repeated counter-strikes; cruisers Canberra and Houston torpedoed and carrier Franklin damaged by crashing raider. 2nd Air Fleet loses 321 planes; TF 38 loses 71.

Occupied Countries

Greece: Athens liberated by Resistance forces; British gliders land reinforcements.

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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.

Western Front

Sea War

Occupied Countries

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