TODAY DURING WWII - July 14 1940 - Battle of Britain Day 5. Clear weather allows Luftwaffe to attack convoy “Bread” and other convoys in the English Channel. There are dogfights all day and only 5 ships are damaged or sunk. 1941 - 6,000 Lithuanian Jews are exterminated at Viszalsyan Camp 1942 - Case Blue. German 4th Panzer and 6th Armies make good progress South down the “Donets corridor” between the Donets River and the Don River. Soviet Southwest and Southern Fronts fall back ahead of the Germans, avoiding costly encirclement battles. Only 90,000 Soviet POWs have been captured since the start of the offensive 17 days ago, disappointing Hitler who hoped to eliminate the Soviet Armies blocking the path to the Caucasus oilfields. 1942 - First Battle of El Alamein, Egypt. With Australians on Tel el Eisa ridge holding German 21st Panzer Division near the coast, British General Auchinleck plans to trap Italian Pavia and Brescia Divisions further South on Ruweisat Ridge. 1944 - In this 14 of July , Bastille day in France, the engagements continue in Normandy. The British keep attacking in the town of Caen against the German forces of the Western Panzergruppe led by Eberbach, and try to access the eastern and southern parts of the city, but the defenders hold good, despite many bombardments.
Posted on: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 06:20:53 +0000
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