TODAY DURING WWII - August 10 1940 – Battle of Britain Day 32. Göring’s planned offensive against RAF airfields is cancelled due to the weather. 1942 – In the Mediterranean, off the coast of Palestine. At 1.20 AM, U-77 sinks Palestinian sailboat Kharouf with the deck gun. 1942 – Case Blue. German 13th Panzer and 16th Motorized Divisions (1st Panzer Army) reach the Soviet oilfield at Maikop, having driven West 100 miles from Stavropol in 6 days. 1942 – Overnight, a British convoy of 13 freighters and American tanker SS Ohio, carrying 170,000 barrels of fuel oil, passes through the Strait of Gibraltar to make a final effort to resupply Malta (escorted by 4 aircraft carriers, 2 batttleships, 7 cruisers, 34 destroyers). This massive force does not go unnoticed by Italians and Germans who deploy submarines to intercept. 1944 – American forces defeat the last Japanese troops on Guam. 1944 – On August 10, 1944, the Americans of the 15th Corps, which came to liberate the town of Le Mans yesterday, advance towards Alençon, to close the pocket where are trapped the German troops. Despite a very fast progression, it remains difficult due to a fierce defense of the 9th Panzer Division. 1944 – The Battle of Narva ends with a combined German–Estonian force successfully defending Narva, Estonia, from invading Soviet troops. 1945 – Just a day after the bombing of Nagasaki, Japan submits its acquiescence to the Potsdam Conference terms of unconditional surrender, as President Harry S. Truman orders a halt to atomic bombing.
Posted on: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 07:07:01 +0000
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