Diary WW2

Diary for Saturday, September 29, 1945: Occupied countries Dutch East Indies: British troops land in Java to combat rebellious Nationalists. Argentina 500,000 demonstrate against Peron in Buenos Aires.

Diary for Saturday, September 28, 1940: Home Fronts Britain – Mother and Child evacuation scheme: 489,000 leave London by October 17.

Diary for Friday, September 28, 1945: Occupied countries Germany: Patton ridicules ‘de-nazification’ programme in Bavaria.

Diary for Friday, September 27, 1940: Politics TRIPARTITE PACT: Germany, Italy and Japan make 10-year military, political and economic alliance in Berlin. Convention of Havana: Whereby the Pan American State

Diary for Thursday, September 27, 1945: Occupied countries Japan: Emperor Hirohito visits General MacArthur in Tokyo.

Diary for Thursday, September 26, 1940: Air War Supermarine factory at Southampton bombed: Spitfire production halted. Night raids on London and Liverpool (fires in Docks area).

Diary for Wednesday, September 26, 1945: Argentina State of siege declared. Indian Ocean Japanese on Andaman Islands surrender to RIN sloop Narbada.

Diary for Wednesday, September 25, 1940: Occupied countries Norway: Quisling Government formed in Norway. Air War Bristol Aeroplane Company’s factory at Filton bombed. Portal becomes RAF Chief of Air Staff.

Diary for Tuesday, September 25, 1945: Occupied countries Germany: Nazi Party and all German armed forces declared illegal.

Diary for Tuesday, September 24, 1940: Air War Vichy French bombers make ineffectual reprisal raids on Gibraltar (September 24 and 25). Strongest French bombing attack since the beginning of WW2.

Diary for Monday, September 24, 1945: Home Fronts USA: Elevator operators of 2,000 sky-scrapers and other buildings in Manhattan on strike.

Diary for Monday, September 23, 1940: Sea War Atlantic – DAKAR EXPEDITION (Operation Menace): Unsuccessful British-Free French attempt to occupy Dakar, Vichy stronghold in West Africa. Vichy battleship Richelieu (partially

Diary for Sunday, September 23, 1945: Politics Egypt: Government demands British withdrawal from the Sudan prior to its incorporation with Egypt.

Diary for Sunday, September 22, 1940: Neutrals Egypt: Saadist Party ministers withdraw from Coalition Government in protest against Prime Minister’s failure to declare war on Italy.

Diary for Saturday, September 22, 1945: Home Fronts Britain: Aircraft carrier Hercules launched on the Tyne (joins RIN (Royal Indian Navy) in 1961, as Vikrant).

Diary for Friday, September 21, 1940: Sea War German invasion fleet in Channel ports now totals 155 steamers, 1,277 barges, 471 tugs and 1,161 motor boats. U-boat U-100 sinks 7

Diary for Friday, September 21, 1945: Home Fronts India: Congress Party demands that Southeast Asia be freed from ‘Imperialist domination’.

Diary for Friday, September 20, 1940: Sea War Atlantic: First successful U-boat Wolf-pack operation: three of the ‘ace’ commanders – Schepke (U-100), Prien (U-47) and Kretschmer (U-99) – scatter Convoy

Diary for Thursday, September 20, 1945: Sea War Pacific: British and US warships arrive at Shanghai.

Diary for Wednesday, September 19, 1945: Occupied countries Indo-China: British and French forces suppress Vietnamese nationalist insurgents at Saigon. Home Fronts Britain: ‘Lord Haw-Haw‘ sentenced to death at the Old