Diary January 16, 1945
Tuesday, January 16, 1945: Western Front US 1st and 3rd Armies link up at Houffalize in the Ardennes. Sea War Indian Ocean – Operation Meridian: British Pacific Fleet (TF 63) …
Tuesday, January 16, 1945: Western Front US 1st and 3rd Armies link up at Houffalize in the Ardennes. Sea War Indian Ocean – Operation Meridian: British Pacific Fleet (TF 63) …
War Diary WW2 for Monday, January 15, 1945: Sea War Escort carrier Thane torpedoed by German U-boat U-482 off the Clyde. Neutrals Spain: Italian naval squadron interned in Port Mahon …
War Diary WW2 for Sunday, January 14, 1945: Russian Front 1st Belorussian Front (Zhukov) attacks from 3 bridgeheads north and south of Warsaw. Zhukov and Konev have total of 163 …
War Diary WW2 for Saturday, January 13, 1945: Russian Front Poland: Konev advances 40 km on a 64-km front.
War Diary WW2 for Friday, January 12, 1945: Russian Front LAST RUSSIAN WINTER OFFENSIVE – Battle at the Vistula : 1st Ukrainian Front (Konev) launches offensive from Sandomierz bridgehead on …
War Diary WW2 for Thursday, January 11, 1945: Sea War Pacific – Operation Kongo: 6 Japanese submarines launch Kaiten torpedoes against Allied naval bases in Central Pacific (1 landing craft, …
War Diary WW2 for Wednesday, January 10, 1945: Western Front Bure and Samree (Ardennes) captured by Allied forces.
War Diary WW2 for Tuesday, January 9, 1945: Sea War Pacific – AMERICANS LAND IN LINGAYEN GULF 172 km from Manila (Operation Mike I). 70 Japanese Shinyo suicide boats attack …
War Diary WW2 for Monday, January 8, 1945: Western Front Allied forces eliminate German position on West Bank of river Meuse.
War Diary WW2 for Sunday, January 7, 1945: Politics Stalin informs Churchill that, although bad weather is forecast, which will deprive Red Army of air cover, preparations for a great …
War Diary WW2 for Saturday, January 6, 1945: Air War Pacific: Kamikaze planes damage battleships USS California, New Mexico and 14 other warships; minesweeper sunk (total 608 casualties). Germany: 561 …
War Diary WW2 for Friday, January 5, 1945: Air War Germany: 8th USAAF despatches 1,000 planes with 500 escort fighters to bomb and strafe rail targets across Western Germany.
War Diary WW2 for Thursday, January 4, 1945: Air War Pacific: Americans bomb Clark Field, Manila (Philippines).
War Diary WW2 for Wednesday, January 3, 1945: Burma Allied forces land on Akyab Island. Sea War British S class submarine Shakespeare depth-charged by Japanese patrol boats.
War Diary WW2 for Tuesday, January 2, 1945: Air War Germany: 1,000 US bombers hammer troop concentrations and communications in Western Germany. 1,000 RAF bombers attack Nuremberg (2,067t of bombs) …