Diary May 17, 1942

05-1917, Diary WWI, War Diary, Year 1917 / 1 minute of reading

The Russian 76.2 mm division field gun is often used as a anti-tank gun.

WW2 War Diary for Sunday, May 17, 1942:

Eastern Front

Ukraine: German counter-offensive against Barvenkovo Salient, which quickly forces Russians to abandon thrusts towards Kharkov and the Donbas (May 19).

Sea War

Pacific: US submarines Tautog and Triton sink Japanese submarines I-28 and I-164, off Truk and Kagoshima, resp.

Home Fronts

India: Moslem fanatics (Hurs) derail Punjab Mail Train near Karachi, killing 25 passengers and injuring 140. 4 days later Hurs stop a bus at Mirpukhas and slaughter 13 passengers.

Secret War

Operation Kremlin: German High Command makes attempt to mislead Red Army Intelligence into believing that the Wehrmacht is about to launch a major drive to capture Moscow.

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My name is Norman 'Kretaner' and since my childhood I am interested in history and strategy games. Later, I have learned programming and the development of computer games, and finally with the Internet, also web design. I'm in the fortunate position to combine all my interests with my work and to live on a place of my choice, on Crete. All information, figures, specifications and statistics used here had been compiled from a variety of sources and the large, over decades collected, library of the author about military history, WW2 and weapons.