Diary September 13, 1942

09-1942, Diary WW2, War Diary, Year 1942 / 1 minute of reading

WW2 War Diary for Sunday, Septenber 13, 1942:

Eastern Front

FINAL GERMAN OFFENSIVE AT STALINGRAD: Savage hand-to-hand fighting continues in city until November 18.

Pacific

Solomons – BATTLE OF BLOODY RIDGE: Japanese reinforcements attempt to storm Henderson Field; they are repulsed with severe casualties.

Home Fronts

Malta: The Governor, Lord Gort, presents George Cross (awarded to entire population in April) to Chief Justice at ceremony in bomb-battered Palace Square, Valletta.

Sea War

Arctic – German operations against Arctic Convoy PQ.18 (September 13-18): 10 ships are sunk by aircraft and 3 by U-boats, but Sea Hurricanes shoot down 7 raiders (20 German aircraft lost in toto); 3 U-boats sunk.

Air War

Germany: 100th RAF raid on Bremen (19 four-engined bombers lost).

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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.