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 Russian FrontAccording to Soviet reckoning, Siniavino offensive commences this date Siege of Leningrad, 1941-1944 Soviet Leningrad Front and Volkhov Front with heavy air support open offensive Siege of Leningrad, 1941-1944 FranceUS 8th Air Force attacks Abbeville with 22 bombers Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944 Eighth Air Force: Operations and missions Operation Jubilee: RAF Bomber Command conducts 62 sorties in support of Dieppe landing Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944 Bomber Command: Operations and missions Dieppe raid, 1942 Operation Jubilee: En route to Dieppe, RN convoy runs into German coastal convoy, sinking German vessel UJ-1404 Dieppe raid, 1942 Operation Jubilee: Canadian 2nd Infantry Division, No 3 Commando, and No 4 Commando conduct amphibious raid against Dieppe Dieppe raid, 1942 Operation Jubilee: Air support provided by RAF Fighter Command, Bomber Command, Army Cooperation Command, and US 8th Air Force Dieppe raid, 1942 Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944 Operation Jubilee: Heavy air combat between Allied and Luftwaffe fighters and bombers Dieppe raid, 1942 Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944 Operation Jubilee: German 302nd Infantry Division offers strong opposition to the landing Dieppe raid, 1942 Operation Jubilee: Allied forces withdraw with heavy casualties after mostly failing to accomplish missions Dieppe raid, 1942 Operation Jubilee: RN destroyer Berkeley heavily damaged by Luftwaffe attack and scuttled Dieppe raid, 1942 Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1939-1944 Operation Jubilee: RN destroyer Brocklesby damaged by coastal guns Dieppe raid, 1942 Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1939-1944 Operation Jubilee: RN destroyer Fernie damaged by coastal guns Dieppe raid, 1942 Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1939-1944 Operation Jubilee: Allied losses amount to 3600 troops, 30 tanks, 100 aircraft, a destroyer, and 30 landing craft Dieppe raid, 1942 P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft first employed in combat Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944 P-51 Mustang fighters EgyptGeneral Alexander instructs General Montgomery to hold the Alamein positions at all costs Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery Churchill tours the Alamein front with Alexander North Africa campaigns and the Mediterranean, 1940-1943: Politics and diplomacy Winston Churchill Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander Atlantic OceanUS vessel West Celina sunk by U-162 The U-Boat war, 1939-1945 British vessel Cressington Court sunk by U-510 The U-Boat war, 1939-1945 British vessel British Consul sunk by U-564 The U-Boat war, 1939-1945 U-564 British vessel Empire Cloud sunk by U-564 The U-Boat war, 1939-1945 U-564 British vessel Seagull D. sunk by U-217 The U-Boat war, 1939-1945 Brazilian vessel Jacyra sunk by U-507 The U-Boat war, 1939-1945 British vessel City of Manila sunk by U-406 The U-Boat war, 1939-1945 Solomon IslandsUS Marines continue establishing perimeter, patrolling, and improving Henderson Field on Guadalcanal Guadalcanal campaign, August 1942 - February 1943 US B-17 bombers attack IJN destroyers off Guadalcanal and damage Hagikaze Guadalcanal campaign, August 1942 - February 1943 Naval operations in the Solomon Islands and South Pacific Air operations in the Solomon Islands and South Pacific US 5th Air Force bombers attack Japanese shipping in the Shortland Islands Guadalcanal campaign, August 1942 - February 1943 Naval operations in the Solomon Islands and South Pacific Air operations in the Solomon Islands and South Pacific New GuineaTwo transports escorted by IJN cruiser Tatsuta and two destroyers land Japanese reinforcements at Buna after being attacked by US aircraft Papua New Guinea campaign, 1942-1943 Naval operations in Australian waters, New Guinea, and the Bismarcks Air operations in Australia, New Guinea, and the Bismarcks, 1942-1945 ChinaChekiang-Kiangsi Operation: As planned, Japanese 11th Army begins withdrawing toward Nanchang Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 Maldive IslandsBritish engineers arrive Addu Atoll to begin airfield construction Air war in Asia and the Pacific, 1941-1945: Airfields and bases Maldive Islands Seychelle IslandsIJN submarine I-29 launches scout plane on recon mission Naval operations in the Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal Indian OceanTroop convoy WS 21PG forms from vessels detached from WS 19P off South Africa and continues to the Persian Gulf Naval operations in the Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal Dates are local to the time zone in which the event occurred, but discrepancies and inconsistencies abound throughout the sources, especially when events ocurred shortly before or after midnight. Entries on file for this date: 32
Argyle. Chronology of World War II Brown. Warship Losses of World War Two Browning. US Merchant Vessel Casualties of World War II Carter and Mueller. Combat Chronology, 1941-1945 Cressman. The Official Chronology of the US Navy in World War II Edelheit and Edelheit. A World in Turmoil Foreman. Fighter Command War Diaries (five volumes) Goralski. World War II Almanac, 1931-1945 Hague. The Allied Convoy System Hammel. Air War Europa Hammel. Air War Pacific Hauner. Hitler: A Chronology of His Life and Time Kay. Chronology: New Zealand in the War, 1939-1946 Middlebrook and Everitt. Bomber Command War Diaries Niestle. German U-Boat Losses during World War II Rohwer. Allied Submarine Attacks of World War Two Rohwer. Axis Submarine Successes of World War Two Rohwer. Chronology of the War at Sea Salmaggi and Pallavisini. 2194 Days of War Sommerville. World War II Day by Day Swain. A Chronology of Australian Armed Forces at War, 1939-45 Taylor. Barbarossa to Berlin (two volumes) Williams. Chronology, 1941-1945 Young. Britain's Sea War Various other Chronology volumes also served as sources. Many additional volumes were consulted for specific topics.
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