Donster Posted November 16, 2004 Report Share Posted November 16, 2004 1940: Hamburg is attacked by the RAF. 1941: The German 11th Army takes Kerch in the eastern Crimea, although Sevastopol still holds out. 1942: US and Australian forces join up for the assault on the last Japanese stronghold in Northern Papua, the Buna-Gona bridgehead. 1943: The RAF bomb the ‘heavy water’ plant at Telemark, which the Germans are attempting to repair. 1943: Leros surrenders to the Germans. 1944: 5,689 tons of bombs, a record for one day are dropped by the RAF on the German frontline to the East of Aachen. 1944: The U.S. First and Ninth Armies launch a new attack to the East of Aachen towards the Roer Dams (6 miles away) with four divisions on a 25-mile front. 1945: Eighty-eight German scientists, holding Nazi secrets, arrive in the United States. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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