WW2 War Diary for Sunday, January 11, 1942: Southeast Asia Malaya: Japanese take Kuala Lumpur. Eastern Front Russians recapture Liudinovo, southwest of Kaluga, Tikhonovo Pustyn railway junction, northwest of Kaluga […]
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WW2 War Diary for Saturday, January 10, 1942: Southeast Asia East Indies: Japanese land on Tarakan Island (night January 10-11). Dutch Martin bombers make repeated attacks on invasion fleet. Wavell
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WW2 War Diary for Friday, January 9, 1942: Eastern Front 3 Russian ‘Fronts’ (groups of armies, each army equal to a German corps) make deep penetration west and southwest of
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WW2 War Diary for Thursday, January 8, 1942: Eastern Front Central Sector: South of Mozhaisk, Russian troops recapture Mosalsk, Vetchino and Serpeysk; north of Mozhaisk, Zhukov‘s forces have recaptured 51
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WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, January 7, 1942: Eastern Front Central Sector: Russian troops advancing north and south of Mozhaisk. On the southern flank they recapture Meshchovsk. China Japanese admit
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WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, January 6, 1942: Eastern Front Siege of Leningrad: Russians recapture Hogland Island, Gulf of Finland after crossing ice. Spanish volunteer Blue Division, fighting on Leningrad
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WW2 War Diary for Monday, January 5, 1942: Eastern Front STALIN ORDERS GENERAL OFFENSIVE in address to Stavka (GHQ of Soviet High Command). Offensive to be on four fronts: Leningrad,
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WW2 War Diary for Sunday, January 4, 1942: Sea War Black Sea: Russian cruiser Krasny Kavkaz badly damaged by Ju 87 Stukas. Sea War Pacific: 3 US submarines operate off
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WW2 War Diary for Saturday, January 3, 1942: Pacific East Indies: ABDA (American-British-Dutch-Australian) Command formed under Wavell. Sea War Indian Ocean: ‘Port T’ – secret British naval base hacked out
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WW2 War Diary for Friday, January 2, 1942: Pacific Philippines: Japanese troops occupy Manila and Cavite naval base. Eastern Front Central Sector: Russians recapture Maloyaroslavets 129 km southwest of Moscow,
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WW2 War Diary for Thursday, January 1, 1942: Eastern Front Central Sector: Russian troops recapture Staritsa (48 km northeast of Rzhev), which has been destroyed by the Germans. Pacific East
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