Diary May 26, 1944

05-1944, Diary WW2, War Diary, Year 1944 / 1 minute of reading / By Kretaner

Japanese machine gun troop in the early morning light in an abandoned building. Noteworthy is the BAR M1918A1 Browning Automatic Rifle in the foreground, which was captured from National Chinese troops.

WW2 War Diary for Friday, May 26, 1944:

Far East

China: MAJOR JAPANESE OFFENSIVE AGAINST US AIR BASES in the Southeast (Operation Ichigo): 620,000 troops, divided between 11th and 23rd Armies, drive from Hankow and Canton.

Mediterranean

Italy: Canadians reach river Liri.

Sea War

Atlantic: U-boat U-541 stops Portuguese liner Serpa Pinto, carrying Jewish refugees to Canada. 2 US citizens taken off and 385 others aboard ordered into lifeboats; 9 hours later (after U-541 has radioed HQ) they are allowed back on board (3 die including 16-month old baby).

Occupied Territories

France: Resistance bombs hydroelectric station supplying Tulle Arsenal, guarded by 40 German soldiers.

About The Author

Kretaner

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.