Year 1941

WW2 War Diary for Thursday, December 25, 1941: China FALL OF HONG KONG. North Africa BRITISH 8TH ARMY CAPTURES BENGHAZI. Eastern Front Guderian dismissed by Hitler for refusing to obey […]

World War One Diary for (day), (Datum): Air War Western Front: First RFC Sopwith Pup Squadron (No 54) arrives in France, now 38 active squadrons with 700 aircraft against 33

WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, December 24, 1941: Pacific Philippines: Japanese land on Jolo Island (occupied December 25). Neutrals Vichy France: Free French Forces land on tiny island colonies of

WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, December 23, 1941: Pacific Philippines: US-Filipino forces begin withdrawal into Bataan Peninsula. Manila declared a ‘open city’.

WW2 War Diary for Monday, December 22, 1941: Pacific Philippines: Japanese land in Lingayen Gulf and Lamon Bay and advance towards Manila from north and south. Politics FIRST WASHINGTON CONFERENCE:

WW2 War Diary for Sunday, December 21, 1941: Sea War Black Sea: Russian warships transport 10,000 reinforcements to Sebastopol and shell German positions (December 21-27). Atlantic: Escort carrier HMS Audacity

World War One Diary for Thursday, December 21, 1916: Eastern Front Western Russia: Fighting south of Dvinsk. Dobruja: Sakharov drives Bulgars into Lake Babadagh south of Tulcea. Middle East Sinai:

WW2 War Diary for Saturday, December 20, 1941: Home Fronts Germany: Goebbels appeals for donations of clothing for troops fighting in deep snow and sub-zero temperatures on Eastern Front. Eastern

WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, December 19, 1941: Home Fronts Germany: Hitler dismisses Army C-in-C, von Brauchitsch, and takes personal command of military operations. Southeast Asia Malaya: British evacuate Penang

WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, December 17, 1941: Eastern Front Siege of Sebastopol: second German-Rumanian attack (December 17-31) forces garrison back to final lines of defences 8 km north of

WW2 War Diary for Monday, December 15, 1941: Sea War Mediterranean: Cruiser Galatea sunk by U-boat U-557 north of Alexandria.

WW2 War Diary for Sunday, December 14, 1941: Sea War Mediterranean: Battleship Vittorio Veneto torpedoed by British submarine Urge off Straits of Messina.

WW2 War Diary for Saturday, December 13, 1941: Eastern Front Russia: STALIN ORDERS GENERAL OFFENSIVE. Sea War Mediterranean: Italian fast cruisers Alberico da Barbiano and Alberto di Giussano, loaded with

WW2 War Diary for Friday, December 12, 1941: Politics Rumania: Government declares war on USA. Air War Germany: 43 RAF bombers attacking Cologne and dropping 58t of bombs.

WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, December 10, 1941: Sea War Pacific: HMS PRINCE OF WALES AND REPULSE SUNK 322 KM NORTHEAST OF SINGAPORE by 88 Japanese bombers and torpedo planes

WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, December 9, 1941: Eastern Front Siege of Leningrad: Russian troops restore railway supply line to Lake Ladoga by the recapturing of Tikhwin. Politics China: Nationalist

WW2 War Diary for Monday, December 8, 1941: China Battle of Hong Kong: Japanese 38 Infantry Division supported by heavy artillery and aircraft, attacks 12,000-strong British-Canadian-Indian garrison. Pacific Philippines: Japanese

WW2 War Diary for Sunday, December 7, 1941: Sea War Pacific: JAPAN ATTACKS PEARL HARBOR. 350 dive bombers, torpedo planes and Zero fighters in 2 waves from 6 carriers attack