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Gerry Chester · 04-09-2006, 07:36 PM

4th September

1939: The RAF Bomber Command launches its first attack on german warships in the Heligoland Bight.

1941: U-boat attacks USS Greer in international waters. The US responds by ordering their warships to "shoot on sight" in waters considered to be vital to the country's defence.

1943: Allies launch an offensive against Japanese facilities on Papua New Guinea.

1944: Antwerp is liberated.

1945: The last remnants of the Japanese 28th Army in Burma are killed.

04-09-2006, 07:36 PM	#18 (permalink)
Gerry Chester WW2 Veteran Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Originally Wallasey, Cheshire - Now a world-wide wanderer Posts: 834	Re: Remembering History by day WW2 4th September 1939: The RAF Bomber Command launches its first attack on german warships in the Heligoland Bight. 1941: U-boat attacks USS Greer in international waters. The US responds by ordering their warships to "shoot on sight" in waters considered to be vital to the country's defence. 1943: Allies launch an offensive against Japanese facilities on Papua New Guinea. 1944: Antwerp is liberated. 1945: The last remnants of the Japanese 28th Army in Burma are killed.