Finland
Winter War: Hand-to-hand fighting in suburbs of Viipuri. Russians capture railway station.
Diary for Friday, June 8, 1945: Sea War Pacific: Japanese cruiser Ashigara sunk by British submarine Trenchant off Sumatra.
Diary for Tuesday, June 8, 1915: Sea War Dardanelles: HMS Humber first RN monitor to arrive, these shallow-draught heavy-gunned vessels reduce need for more vulnerable…
Diary for Saturday, June 8, 1940: Sea War Carrier Glorious and escorting destroyers Acasta and Ardent sunk in desperate battle with Gneisenau and Scharnhorst south-west…