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syscom3
Pacific Historian
12 May 1942
ATLANTIC OCEAN: German submarines sink two U.S. merchant tankers, the first off Louisiana and the second east of Barbados.
EASTERN FRONT: Russian attacks near Kharkov begin. They are attempting to trap German forces against the Sea of Azov.
The Soviet Navy lists submarine K-23 Northern Fleet off Nordkinn Cape (lost off Oske Fjord)
Lt. Max-Hellmuth Ostermann of 7./JG 54 became the 7th pilot in history to reach 100 victories.
The first mass-killing of Jews in Auschwitz Birkenau. The victims are some 1500 Polish Jews.
MEDITERRANEAN: A formation of fourteen Ju 52s from III./KGzbV 1, escorted by 2 Bf 110s, departed Maleme/Crete for Derna/Cyrenaica, each loaded with some 20 soldiers. The formation was intercepted 80km off the North African coast by 14 RAF Beaufighters and Kittyhawks and in the running battle, nine of the Junkers were shot down and another 2 had to make forced landings on the shore. All 9 Junkers were from 11. Staffel.
UNITED KINGDOM: The first aircraft of the USAAF 8th Army Air Force arrived in Britain.
ATLANTIC OCEAN: German submarines sink two U.S. merchant tankers, the first off Louisiana and the second east of Barbados.
EASTERN FRONT: Russian attacks near Kharkov begin. They are attempting to trap German forces against the Sea of Azov.
The Soviet Navy lists submarine K-23 Northern Fleet off Nordkinn Cape (lost off Oske Fjord)
Lt. Max-Hellmuth Ostermann of 7./JG 54 became the 7th pilot in history to reach 100 victories.
The first mass-killing of Jews in Auschwitz Birkenau. The victims are some 1500 Polish Jews.
MEDITERRANEAN: A formation of fourteen Ju 52s from III./KGzbV 1, escorted by 2 Bf 110s, departed Maleme/Crete for Derna/Cyrenaica, each loaded with some 20 soldiers. The formation was intercepted 80km off the North African coast by 14 RAF Beaufighters and Kittyhawks and in the running battle, nine of the Junkers were shot down and another 2 had to make forced landings on the shore. All 9 Junkers were from 11. Staffel.
UNITED KINGDOM: The first aircraft of the USAAF 8th Army Air Force arrived in Britain.
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