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Total | Class | Total | |||||||||||||
1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | Battleship | 32 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Fleet Carrier | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | Light Carrier | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 14 | Heavy Cruiser | 36 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 16 | Light Cruiser | 81 | 30 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
0 | 8 | 6 | 58 | 63 | 135 | Destroyer | 588 | 334 | 133 | 21 | 44 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 4 |
0 | 4 | 2 | 331 | 37 | 374 | Submarine | 521 | 203 | 112 | 19 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | Escort Carrier | 98 | 55 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 60 | 80 | Escorts | 963 | 349 | 408 | 23 | 12 | 140 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | Other | 14 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
United Nations | Neutral | ||||||||||||||
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Battleship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Fleet Carrier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Light Carrier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Heavy Cruiser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Light Cruiser | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Destroyer | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 16 | 6 |
Submarine | 13 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
Escort Carrier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Escorts | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Saturday 1st July 1944 | |||||
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I-6 | Submarine | Lost | Missing in action in Saipan area, 104 dead, 0 survivors 01/07/1944 | ||
Military | Allied Bomber Offensive: Heavy day-time American air raid, 280+ aircraft attack 13 V-weapon sites in the Pas de Calais area. |
Sunday 2nd July 1944 | |||||
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U-543 | Submarine | Lost | Sunk by homing torpedo & depth charges by Avenger aircraft from American warship Wake Island, in the North Atlantic, SW of the Canaries, 58 dead, 0 survivors 25.34N 21.36W 02/07/1944 | ||
Military | The Pacific Campaign: The Battle of Noemfoor begins between Allied and Japanese forces in Netherlands New Guinea. |
Monday 3rd July 1944 | |||||
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U-154 | Submarine | Lost | Depth charged by American warships Inch & Frost in the North Atlantic, NW of Madeira, 58 dead, 0 survivors 34.00N 19.30W 03/07/1944 | ||
Military | Allied Bomber Offensive: Heavy day-time American air raid, 270+ aircraft strafe & bomb strongpoints, gun positions, fuel dump, comm lines, bridges, and patrol beach in the vicinity of Lessay and Periers, Normandy, France |
Tuesday 4th July 1944 | |||||
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S 28 | Submarine | Lost | Lost during torpedo exercise off Pearl Harbor 8400 feet down, 0 survivors 04/07/1944 | ||
Military | Allied Bomber Offensive: Heavy day-time British air raid, 300+ aircraft attack on V-1 Flying-bomb sites in France |
Wednesday 5th July 1944 | |||||
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Country | Vessel | Type | Report | Description | |
U-642 | Submarine | Lost | Bombed by American aircraft at Toulon 05/07/1944 | ||
U-967 | Submarine | Damaged | Damaged by bombs from American aircraft in Toulon 05/07/1944 | ||
U-466 | Submarine | Damaged | Damaged by bombs from American B-24 Liberator aircraft at Toulon 05/07/1944 | ||
U-586 | Submarine | Damaged | Damaged by bombs from American Liberator aircraft in Toulon Harbour, 43.07N 05.55E 05/07/1944. Constructive total loss | ||
U-390 | Submarine | Lost | Depth charged by British warships Vanderer & Tavy in the Baie de la Seine, off the Normandy coast, English Channel, 48 dead, 1 survivor captured, 49.52N 00.48W 05/07/1944 | ||
U-233 | Submarine | Lost | |||
Military | Allied Bomber Offensive: Heavy night-time British air raid, 150+ aircraft attack on railway yards at Dijon, France |
Thursday 6th July 1944 | |||||
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Trollope | Frigate | Damaged | Damaged by torpedoes from German E-Boats, W of Cape d'Antifer, off Normandy, during Operation Overlord. A ship was towed to Arromanches Harbour & beached on 06/07/1944. Constructive total loss | ||
Hokaze | Destroyer Escort | Lost | Torpedoed by American submarine Paddle, 105 miles NNE of Menado, Celebes Sea 03.24N 125.28E 06/07/1944 | ||
Politics | Winston Churchill gave a speech in the House of Commons about the V-1 campaign, revealing government figures that 2,752 had been killed and 8,000 injured by the flying bombs. |
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Military | Allied Bomber Offensive: Heavy day-time American air raid, 500 aircraft attack bridges and rail lines at 8 locations in France. In the afternoon 5 targets are attacked, including bridges, fuel dumps, railroad tracks, and V-weapon locations. |
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Other | Hungarian Regent Miklós Horthy ordered a halt to the deportation of Hungarian Jews. |
Friday 7th July 1944 | |||||
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Dragon | Light Cruiser | Lost | Damaged by torpedo from German Negar human torpedo, off Sword Beach, Normandy, during Operation Overlord. Mine exploded on her port side between her funnels, and the ship's magazine exploded, 37 dead on 07/07/1944. Towed by tugs off Arromanches & it is used as an AA battery ship with many of her crew evacuated on 09/07/1944. The ship was repairable but decided to scuttle as blockship Normandy Mulberry Harbour 20/07/1944 | ||
Javelin | Destroyer | Damaged | Damaged in collision with British warship Eskimo, off Ushant, in the Bay of Biscay. The ship suffered major structural damage & disabled her rudder. 3 dead, 1 injured 07/07/1944. Ship steering by main engines arrived at Plymouth for temporary repair Devonport Dockyard 10/07/1944. Depart for Belfast for repair 20/07/1944. Arrived for repair Harland & Wolff, Belfast 27/07/1944 | ||
Eskimo | Destroyer | Damaged | Damaged in collision with British warship Javelin, off Ushant, in the Bay of Biscay. The ship suffered serious structural damage & disabled engines. A ship towed back to Plymouth by Canadian warship Huron 07/07/1944. Arrived temporary repair Devonport Dockyard 12/07/1944. Depart to Liverpool for repair 13/07/1944. Arrived for repair Cammell Laird, Birkenhead 14/07/1944 | ||
Usugumo | Destroyer | Lost | Torpedoed by American submarine Skate, 330 miles WSW of Paramushiro, Kurle Islands, Okhotsk Sea. The ship was hit by two torpedoes which broke her back. She quickly listed to port & sank in 6 minutes, 267 dead, 49 survivors 47.43N 147.55E 07/07/1944 | ||
Tamanami | Destroyer | Lost | Torpedoed by American submarine Mingo, 150 miles WSW of Manila. Ship blew up & sank, 0 survivors 13.55N 118.30E 07/07/1944 | ||
U-678 | Submarine | Lost | Depth charged by Canadian warships Ottawa & Kootenay & British warship Statice, in the English Channel, SSW of Brighton, 52 dead, 0 survivors 50.32N 00.23W 07/07/1944 | ||
Politics | Operation Valkyrie: General Helmuth Stieff was to kill Hitler at a display of new uniforms at Klessheim castle near Salzburg. However, Stieff felt unable to kill Hitler. Stauffenberg now decided to do both, assassinate Hitler and manage the plot in Berlin. |
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Military | Allied Bomber Offensive: Heavy day-time American air raid, 100+ aircraft bomb rail bridge near Tours, and targets in Lisieux and Beuzeville areas, France.
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Other | Regent of Hungary Miklós Horthy ordered a stop to the deportation of Jews from the country. Even so, the Nazis declared all of Hungary except for Budapest free of Jews. |
Saturday 8th July 1944 | |||||
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Perle | Submarine | Lost | Bombed in error by British aircraft, in the Mid North Atlantic 55.27N 33.50W 08/07/1944 | ||
U-243 | Submarine | Lost | |||
Military | Allied Bomber Offensive: Heavy day-time American air raid, 280+ aircraft bomb V-weapon HQ at Chateau-deRibeaucourt, numerous strongpoints in Caen battle area, rail bridges at Mantes-La-Jolie, Saumur, Nogent-leRoi, and Caen and (late in the evening) fuel dumps in Rennes and bridge at Nantes. |
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Other | With Soviet forces approaching, German SS authorities began liquidating the Kovno Ghetto. About 8,000 Jews would be transferred to Stutthof and Dachau. |
Sunday 9th July 1944 | |||||
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Allied Bomber Offensive: Heavy day-time American air raid, 220+ aircraft bomb Xenia and Concordia Vega oil refineries at Ploesti Allied Bomber Offensive: Heavy day-time American air raid, 310+ aircraft bomb targets in France; bad weather prevents others from bombing. Targets hit are rail bridge, crossing, overpass and highway bridge at Ablis, Orleans, Vendome, and Montfort-sur-Risle. Allied Bomber Offensive: Heavy day-time American air raid, During the morning mission 140+ aircraft bombed 2 railroad bridges, a railroad viaduct, a road bridge, and an aircraft factory in France. Allied Bomber Offensive: Heavy day-time British air raid, 350+ aircraft attack on V-1 Flying-bomb sites in France
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Monday 10th July 1944 | |||||
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Military | Allied Bomber Offensive: Heavy day-time British air raid, 210+ aircraft attack on V-1 Flying-bomb sites in France |
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Other | Because of the danger of the German flying bombs, over 41,000 mothers and children left London in the second wartime exodus from the city and returned to their former wartime billets in the country. |
Tuesday 11th July 1944 | |||||
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Country | Vessel | Type | Report | Description | |
U-1222 | Submarine | Lost | Depth charged by British Sunderland aircraft, in the Bay of Biscay, SW of Lorient, 56 dead, 0 survivors 46.31N 05.29W 11/07/1944 | ||
Military | Allied Bomber Offensive: Heavy day-time American air raid, 970+ bomb Munich & Augsburg, Germany. |
Wednesday 12th July 1944 | |||||
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Bataan | Light Carrier | withdrew | Withdrawn for repair when the forward deck elevator failed completely on 12/07/1944. Arrived for refit & repair Hunters Point 30/07/1944 | ||
Military | Allied Bomber Offensive: Heavy day-time American air raid, 170+ aircraft bomb aero engine plant, and aircraft factory at Munich. Germany. |
Thursday 13th July 1944 | |||||
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Military | Allied Bomber Offensive: Heavy day-time American air raid, 1,500+ aircraft attack Saarbrucken, Munich & Karlsruhe, Germany |
Friday 14th July 1944 | |||||
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U-415 | Submarine | Lost | Mined by a German mine, W of the torpedo-net barrier off Brest Harbour, 2 dead, 8 injured 14/07/1944 | ||
I-55 | Submarine | Lost | Depth charged by American warship Miller, off Tinian Island, in the Pacific Ocean. An underwater explosion followed by oil & debris on the surface confirmed her loss, 112 dead, 0 survivors 15.18N 144.26E 14/07/1944 | ||
Politics | Operation Valkyrie: Claus von Stauffenberg attends Hitler's conferences carrying a bomb in his briefcase, but because the conspirators had decided that Heinrich Himmler and Hermann Göring should be killed simultaneously he held back at the last minute because Himmler was not present. In fact, it was unusual for Himmler to attend military conferences. |
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Military | Allied Bomber Offensive: Heavy day-time American air raid, 430+ aircraft attack 4 oil refineries at Budapest and Petfurdo and at Mantua
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Saturday 15th July 1944 | |||||
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Country | Vessel | Type | Report | Description | |
St Louis | Light Cruiser | Damaged | Damaged her starboard propeller shaft, and lost the propeller & 40' of shaft limiting her speed to 20 knots, she remained operational on 15/07/1944. Withdrawn from Marinas for repair 29/07/1944 | ||
U-319 | Submarine | Lost | Depth charged by British B-24 Liberator aircraft in the North Sea, WSW of the Lindesnes, Norway, 51 dead, 0 survivors 57.40N 05.00E 15/07/1944 | ||
Politics | Operation Valkyrie: Both Heinrich Himmler and Hermann Göring were present at the Wolfsschanze (Wolf's Lair) but Hitler was called out of the room at the last moment. Stauffenberg was able to intercept the bomb and prevent its discovery. |
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Military | Allied Bomber Offensive: Heavy day-time American air raid, 600+ aircraft bomb 4 oil refineries in Ploesti area and Teleajenul pumping station, Romania |
Sunday 16th July 1944 | |||||
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Military | Allied Bomber Offensive: Heavy day-time American air raid, 380+ aircraft attacked oil and aircraft targets in the Vienna area, bombing Munchendorf aircraft factory, Winterhafen oil depot, Vienna and Wiener Neudorf engine factory. |
Monday 17th July 1944 | |||||
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Naval | The British executed Operation Mascot, a British carrier air raid against the German battleship Tirpitz anchored in northern Norway. But the attempt was unsuccessful. |
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Country | Vessel | Type | Report | Description | |
U-968 | Submarine | Damaged | Damaged by depth charges from British Liberator aircraft in the Norwegian Sea, the boat shot down attacking aircraft on 17/07/1944 | ||
U-361 | Submarine | Lost | Depth charged by British Catalina aircraft W of the Lofoten Islands, 52 dead, 0 survivors 68.35N 06.00E 17/07/1944 | ||
U-347 | Submarine | Lost | Depth charged by British Liberator aircraft W of Narvik, Norway 49 dead 0 survivors 68.36N 08.33E 17/07/1944 | ||
I-166 | Submarine | Lost | Torpedoed by British submarine Telemachus, 7 miles off One Fathom Bank, Straits of Malacca. The boat was detected on the surface & hit by 1 torpedo in the stern. The boat sinks quickly whilst her crew on deck are blown into the water, 88 dead, 10 survivors 10.00N 103.45E 17/07/1944 | ||
Politics | The British government announced plans to build between 3 and 4 million houses in the decade following the end of the war. |
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Military | Allied Bomber Offensive: Heavy day-time American air raid, 160+ aircraft attack railroad bridges at Avignon and railroad bridges at Aries and Tarascon.
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Tuesday 18th July 1944 | |||||
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Country | Vessel | Type | Report | Description | |
Frobisher | Heavy Cruiser | Damaged | Damaged by a bomb from German aircraft, off Arromanches, Normandy during Operation Overlord. Bomb hit blast shield to B turret, 6 dead, 12 injured 18/07/1944. Ship remained operational | ||
U-672 | Submarine | Lost | Damaged by depth charges from British warship Balfour in the English Channel, NW of Alderney, the boat was forced to the surface, scuttled & abandoned by the crew, 0 dead, 52 survivors captured 50.03N 02.30W 18/07/1944 | ||
U-742 | Submarine | Lost | Depth charged by British Catalina aircraft in the Arctic Ocean, NW of Lofoten Island, 52 dead, 0 survivors 68.24N 09.51E 18/07/1944 | ||
Cam | Frigate | Damaged | Damaged by the explosion of her own depth charges, 22 miles off St. Catherine's Point, in the English Channel. Her stern was badly damaged on 18/07/1944. Constructive total loss | ||
Military | Allied Bomber Offensive: Heavy day-time American air raid, 200+ aircraft attack Memmingen aircraft factory Dornier aircraft works at Manzell, and Casarsa della Delizia railroad bridge |
Wednesday 19th July 1944 | |||||
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Oi | Light Cruiser | Lost | Torpedoed by American submarine Flasher, 570 miles S of Hong Kong, in the South China Sea. The ship was hit in the aft engine room which flooded, she eventually sank stern first, with 153 dead, 368 survivors 13.12N 114.52E 19/07/1944 | ||
U-968 | Submarine | Damaged | Damaged by depth charges from British Liberator aircraft in the Norwegian Sea, 1 dead, 6 injured, 19/07/1944 | ||
I-5 | Submarine | Lost | Depth charged & hedgehog bombs from American warship Wyman, 360 miles E of Guam, in the Pacific Ocean. The boat had been detected on the surface & crash-dived as Wyman approached. The loss was not confirmed until later, 130 dead, 0 survivors 13.01N 151.58E 19/07/1944 | ||
Ro-48 | Submarine | Lost | Lost cause unknown E of Saipan, in the Pacific Ocean. 76 dead, 0 survivors 13.01N 151.58E 19/07/1944 | ||
Politics | The 1944 Democratic National Convention opened in Chicago, Illinois. |
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Military | Allied Bomber Offensive: Heavy day-time American air raid, 1,100+ aircraft attack targets in Germany, including 2 plants producing hydrogen peroxide (an ingredient in V-weapon fuels), a chemical plant, 2 aircraft factories, 4 ball bearing plants, 4 aircraft factories, and a river dam. |
Thursday 20th July 1944 | |||||
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Isis | Destroyer | Lost | Mined by German mine whilst on patrol off Seine Bay, Normandy, during Operation Overlord. Ship sank quickly 15 dead 20/07/1944 | ||
Politics | Operation Valkyrie: An assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler, perpetrated by Claus von Stauffenberg and other conspirators within the German military. At 12:42 p.m. during a conference at the Wolf's Lair, a bomb that Stauffenberg had concealed inside a briefcase went off, killing a stenographer and leaving three officers near death. The others in the room, including Hitler himself, were wounded but survived.
Operation Valkyrie: Stauffenberg flew to Berlin to carry out the next step of the military coup, but the plan stalled when he was unable to get confirmation that Hitler was dead. A radio broadcast at 6:30 p.m. reported that Hitler had survived and the situation became increasingly confused. By the end of the day, the coup had failed and Hitler loyalists began arresting the conspirators.
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Military | Allied Bomber Offensive: Heavy day-time American air raid, 450+ aircraft bomb aircraft factory at Memmingen, and aircraft factory, Zeppelin works, and aircraft factory at Friedrichshafen. |
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Friday 21st July 1944 | |||||
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Naval | The Pacific Campaign: The Battle of Guam began. |
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Country | Vessel | Type | Report | Description | |
U-212 | Submarine | Lost | Depth charged by British warships Curzon & Ekins, in the English Channel, S of Brighton, 49 dead, 0 survivors 50.27.6N 00.13W 21/07/1944 | ||
Politics | Operation Valkyrie: At 1 a.m., Claus von Stauffenberg, his aide 1st Lieutenant Werner von Haeften, General Friedrich Olbricht and Colonel Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim were executed in the courtyard of the The Bendlerblock Headquarters of the German Army |
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Military | Allied Bomber Offensive: Heavy day-time American air raid, 360+ aircraft bomb Brux synthetic oil refinery and at Mestre. |
Saturday 22nd July 1944 | |||||
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Military | Allied Bomber Offensive: Heavy day-time American air raid, 240+ aircraft attack aircraft factories at Juvincourt-et-Damary, Laon/Athies, and Creil. |
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Sunday 23rd July 1944 | |||||
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Glaisdale | Destroyer Escort | Damaged | Damaged by the German acoustic mine of Juno Beach, Normandy in the English Channel. Her starboard engine was seriously damaged on 23/07/1944. Arrived Portsmouth 24/07/1944. Her damage was surveyed at Portsmouth on 25/07/1944. Withdrawn from operational service 02/08/1944. Laid up at Hartlepool 09/1944 | ||
Politics | Operation Valkyrie: SS leader Heinrich Himmler launched a manhunt to catch the conspirators in the 20 July Bomb Plot. |
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Military | Allied Bomber Offensive: Heavy day-time American air raid, 330+ aircraft bomb rail bridges along Argentan-Paris and Lisieux-Bernay-Evreux railroads, and hit fuel dumps at Foret de Conches. |
Monday 24th July 1944 | |||||
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Colorado | Battleship | Damaged | Damaged by gunfire from Japanese shore batteries, at Tinian Island, in the Pacific Ocean, during the Battle of Tinian. The ship was providing gunfire support to landing forces when she was hit by 22 shells, the ship remained operational on 24/07/1944. Withdrawn for repair 03/08/1944 | ||
Norman Scott | Destroyer | Damaged | Damaged by gunfire from Japanese shore batteries, at Tinian Island, in the Pacific Ocean, during the Battle of Tinian. The ship was drawing gunfire from the American warship Colorado when she was hit 6 times, 23 dead, and 57 injured on 24/07/1944. Departed Saipan after temporary repair on 28/07/1944. Arrived for repair at Mare Island Navy Yard 10/10/1944. Appeared in RKO-Pathe film during repair | ||
U-1164 | Submarine | Lost | Bombed by British forces Kiel 24/07/1944. Constructive total loss | ||
Goathland | Destroyer Escort | Damaged | Damaged by a German mine, 17 miles NNE of Courseuiles, in the Seine Bay, Normandy, during Operation Overlord. Mine caused serious flooding & structural damage. Her turbines & generators are damaged and her propeller shafts are bent 24/07/1944. Towed to the UK 25/07/1944. Constructive total loss. | ||
Military | Allied Bomber Offensive: Heavy day-time American air raid, 200+ aircraft attack tank repair and ball bearing works in Turin, the harbour at Genoa, aircraft factories at Valence/La Tresorerie and Les Chanoines, and troop concentrations at Sjenica, Prijepolje, Pljevlja, and Andrijevica. |
Tuesday 25th July 1944 | |||||
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U-244 | Submarine | Damaged | Damaged by depth charge attack & strafing from Norwegian Mosquito aircraft, off the Norwegian coast 1 dead, 8 injured 25/07/1944 | ||
Military | Allied Bomber Offensive: Heavy day-time American air raid, 420+ aircraft bomb Hermann Goring tank works in Linz. |
Wednesday 26th July 1944 | |||||
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Naval | The Pacific Campaign: President Roosevelt gathered his Pacific commanders at Pearl Harbor for a two-day conference on strategy in the Pacific. Douglas MacArthur supported an advance on the Philippines while Chester Nimitz argued for making Formosa the first priority. Roosevelt listened impartially and made no decision at the time. |
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Country | Vessel | Type | Report | Description | |
U-214 | Submarine | Lost | Depth charged by British warship Cooke in the English Channel NW of Guernsey, 48 dead, 0 survivors 49.58N 03.30W 26/07/1944 | ||
U-2323 | Submarine | Lost | Mined by British mine, W of Moltenort, 2 dead, 12 survivors 26/07/1944 | ||
I-29 | Submarine | Lost | Torpedoed by American submarine Sawfish, the western entrance to the Balintang Channel, Luzon Strait. The boat was torpedoed on the surface. She was hit by 3 torpedoes & sank quickly. 3 lookouts were blown overboard but only one survived 105 dead, and 1 survivor 20.10N 121.55E 26/07/1944. Lost with the boat that had travelled from German-occupied France were 20 enigma machines, the engine parts for the German V-1 doodlebug flying bomb, torpedo boats, the Me-163 Komet rocket interceptor & Me-262 jet fighter, plus plans for acoustic mines, the Henschel Hs 293A radio-controlled rocket powered glide bomb, German radar equipment & bauxite. Blueprints also carried by the boat were flown ahead from Singapore to Tokyo & were used by the Japanese to build the Nakajima Kikka & Mitsubishi J8MI Shusui aircraft. | ||
Robalo | Submarine | Lost | Mined by a Japanese mine, off Palawan Island, Philippines. Mine exploded near her aft battery room, 56 dead, 4 survivors captured 08.25N 117.53E 26/07/1944. The 4 survivors managed to make it ashore & they made their way through the jungle before being captured by Japanese Military Police & accused of guerrilla activities. They were then taken on board Japanese warships Akakaze or Yunagi, which both sank on 15/08/1944 | ||
Military | Allied Bomber Offensive: Heavy night-time British air raid, 170+ aircraft attack on railway yards at Givors, France |
Thursday 27th July 1944 | |||||
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U-865 | Submarine | Damaged | Damaged by depth charges from British Liberator aircraft near Trondheim 27/07/1944 | ||
V 01 | Submarine | Lost | Bombed in error by British Liberator aircraft on route to Russia, all crew & British Liaison officers were lost on 27/07/1944 | ||
Military | Allied Bomber Offensive: Heavy day-time American air raid, 360+ aircraft bomb armament works at Budapest. |
Friday 28th July 1944 | |||||
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U-1166 | Submarine | Damaged | Damaged by a torpedo explosion at Eckernforde, 28/07/1944. Not repaired | ||
Military | Allied Bomber Offensive: Heavy day-time American air raid, 340+ attack 2 oil refineries at Ploesti and Fiorina. |
Saturday 29th July 1944 | |||||
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T 02 | Destroyer | Damaged | Bombed by American aircraft at Deschimag Shipyard, Bremen 29/07/1944. Raised 27/09/1944 Not repaired | ||
T 07 | Destroyer | Damaged | Bombed by American aircraft at Deschimag Shipyard, Bremen 29/07/1944. Raised 25/10/1944. Not repaired | ||
U-872 | Submarine | Lost | Bombed by American aircraft at Bremen, 1 dead, 3 injured 29/07/1944 | ||
Military | The Eastern Front: Radio Moscow broadcast appeals from Polish communists for Warsaw to rise up against the German occupiers. |
Sunday 30th July 1944 | |||||
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U-250 | Submarine | Lost | Depth charged by the Soviet submarine chaser MO-103, in the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Finland, 46 dead, 6 survived captured, 60.28N 28.25E 30/07/1944. Soviets raised a U-boat recovering an Enigma machine & German acoustic torpedo on 25/09/1944. British technical team wanted to examine the boat, torpedo & Enigma machine but were refused by the Soviets. | ||
Politics | The Pacific Campaign: The Battle of Sansapor begins with American forces making amphibious landings around Sansapor, Dutch New Guinea. |
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Military | Allied Bomber Offensive: Heavy day-time American air raid, 300+ aircraft attack Duna aircraft factory and aircraft factory at Budapest. |
Monday 31st July 1944 | |||||
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U-333 | Submarine | Lost | Depth charged & Squid bomb attack from British warship Loch Killin & Starling in the North Atlantic, W of the Scilly Isles, 45 dead, 0 survivors 49.39N 07.28W 31/07/1944 | ||
Military | Allied Bomber Offensive: Heavy day-time American air raid, 360+ aircraft bomb 2 oil refineries at Bucharest, 1 each at Ploesti and Doicesti, and oil storage at Targoviste. |