Diary September 8, 1944

War Diary, 09-1944, Diary WW2, Year 1944 / 1 minute of reading / By Kretaner

First V2 impact — Staveley Road, Chiswick, London after the first V2 impact. In the foreground, Mr. Harrison, who escapes with a head injury, his wife was killed.

WW2 War Diary for Friday, September 8, 1944:

Air War

Britain: Explosion in Chiswick (3 killed) and supersonic boom heard all over London, announces FIRST V-2 ROCKET ATTACK ON LONDON.
Europe: Italian Luxury liner Rex (51,062 t.) set on fire by RAF raid on Trieste.

Russian Front

Russians enter Bulgaria; port of Varna occupied (operations suspended on September 9).

Western Front

Allied forces capture Ostend, Liege, Le Creusot and Besancon.

Italy

5th US Army launches major attack on Gothic Line.

Politics

Bulgaria declares war on Germany.

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.