04-1942

WW2 War Diary for Friday, April 10, 1942: Occupied Territories Norway: Bishop Berggrav sent to Bredvedt Concentration Camp, near Oslo (Quisling threatens him with execution). Pacific East Indies: Japanese land […]

WW2 War Diary for Thursday, April 9, 1942: Sea War Indian Ocean: Japanese Carrier Force raids Trincomalee naval base (Ceylon); dive-bombers sink British carrier Hermes, Australian destroyer Vampire, a corvette

WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, April 8, 1942: Air War China: First experimental flight by US transport plane over ‘The Hump‘ – mountain barrier between India and China (regular service

WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, April 7, 1942: Government-in-Exile Holland: Admiral Helfrich appointed C-in-C of all Dutch forces in Far East and Southwest Pacific. Politics Turkey: Exchange of wounded British

WW2 War Diary for Monday, April 6, 1942: Sea War Indian Ocean: Three squadrons of Japanese cruisers and destroyers ravage Allied shipping in Bay of Bengal – sinking 16 vessels.

WW2 War Diary for Sunday, April 5, 1942: Sea War INDIAN OCEAN: JAPANESE CARRIER STRIKE ON COLOMBO, CEYLON. 91 bombers and dive-bombers cripple AMC Hector and destroyer Tenedos in harbour,

WW2 War Diary for Saturday, April 4, 1942: Air War Baltic – Operation Eisstoss (‘Ice Strike’): Ju 87 Stukas, Ju 88s and He 111s attack Russian Baltic Fleet in Leningrad.

WW2 War Diary for Friday, April 3, 1942: Air War Mediterranean: General Quaade, Luftwaffe spokesman, admits that the Luftwaffe has been unable to neutralize Malta because of its ‘tremendously strong’

WW2 War Diary for Thursday, April 2, 1942: Air War Britain: Night raid on Weymouth; 2 hospitals hit, heavy casualties.

WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, April 1, 1942: Air War Mediterranean: Improved Ju 87D Stuka makes its debut during 11-day ‘blitz’ on shipping at Malta (Spitfire Mk V fighters and