
Sea War
Pacific: Australians land at Balikpapan (Operation Oboe II).
Diary for Wednesday, August 20, 1941: Eastern Front Operation Barbarossa: Marshal Voroshilov calls on citizens of Leningrad to defend their city to the death.
Diary for Thursday, August 21, 1941: Sea War Atlantic: FIRST TRIAL ARCTIC CONVOY TO NORTH RUSSIA (code name ‘Dervish’) leaves Reykjavik, with 7 ships and…
Diary for Friday, August 22, 1941: Occupied Territories France: German authorities in Paris threaten to shoot hostages if attacks on German troops continue (20,000 troops…


