Donster Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 General Yamashita 1940: British India liner Domala bombed in English Channel, killing 100 people. 1941: The RAF launches a heavy raid against Cologne. 1941: Germany Twelfth Army moves into Bulgaria. Great Britain breaks off diplomatic relations with Bulgaria. 1942: Churchill declares that the Tirpitz is 'the most important naval vessel in the situation today' and believes her destruction would 'profoundly affect the course of the war'. 1942: General Wavell reassumes post as C-in-C India and Burma. Burma is now cut off from the Southwest Pacific. 1942: The Dutch take supreme command of all allied forces in Southwest Pacific. 1943: The battle of the Bismarck Sea opens Northeast of New Guinea. A Japanese convoy is attacked by USAAF B25 bombers, which sink 12 ships. 1943: The center of Berlin is bombed by the RAF. Some 900 tons of bombs are dropped in a half hour. 1943: Germans begin a withdrawal from Tunisia, Africa. 1945: The RAF launches a heavy attack (300 bombers) against Mannheim, causing a devastating firestorm. 1945: Armoured spearheads of the US Ninth Army reach the Rhine near Neuss. The U.S. Third Army captures Trier on the Moselle. 1945: MacArthur raises the U.S. flag on Corregidor in the Philippines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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