Diary January 6, 1945

War Diary, 01-1945, Diary WW2, Year 1945 / 1 minute of reading

In the Lingayen Gulf (Luzon, Philippines) a Japanese Kamikaze pilot is crashing into the US escort carrier ‘Natoma Bay’.

War Diary WW2 for Saturday, January 6, 1945:

Air War

Pacific: Kamikaze planes damage battleships USS California, New Mexico and 14 other warships; minesweeper sunk (total 608 casualties).
Germany: 561 RAF bombers attacking Hanover and dropping 2,365 t of bombs.
149 USAAF bombers attacking Kalk, Cologne and dropping 1,092 t of bombs.

Politics

Churchill informs Stalin that position on Western Front is very grave and asks: ‘Can we count on a major Russian offensive on the Vistula front … ?’

Sea War

Indian Ocean: 6 remaining German U-boats begin returning home.

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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.

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