Diary May 3, 1941

05-1941, War Diary, Year 1941 / 1 minute of reading / By Kretaner

Italian POW's wearing the uniform of the fascist MVSN militia — Italian POW’s wearing the uniform of the fascist MVSN militia in Ethiopia.

Diary for Saturday, May 3, 1941:

East Africa

Battle of Amba Alagi (ends May 19): Italian forces make their last important stand in mountains of Northern Ethiopia, prisoners including the Italian Viceroy, Amadeo, Duke of Aosta.

Air War

Britain: Night raids on Liverpool by nearly 300 aircraft; munition ship Malakand, carrying 1,000 t. HE bombs, explodes in Huskisson Dock.

Middle East

British repel Iraqi attacks on Basra. Motley force of RAF, including trainers, take off under artillery fire to bomb Iraqis besieging Habbaniyah.

Secret War

Radio equipment recovered from 3 He 111 bombers shot down during Liverpool raid enables RAF to jam new Y-Gerat blind-bombing system.

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.