Diary January 5, 1942
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, …
Year 1942
Diary January 4, 1942
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 …
Diary January 3, 1942
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 …
Diary January 2, 1942
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, …
Diary January 1, 1942
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 …
