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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (30th January
1944)
On the Russian Front...
Soviet 2nd Shock Army and 42nd Army reach the Luga River
Soviet 3rd Ukrainian Front and 4th Ukrainian Front open new offensive against German 6th Army in the Dniepr River bend
In the Arctic...
RN destroyer Hardy is sunk by U-278
U-314 is sunk by RN destroyers Meteor and Whitehall
In Helsinki, Finland...
The Finnish government receives a note from the US government advising them to seek a separate peace deal with the Soviet Union.
From Berlin...
In a radio broadcast, Hitler states: "In this struggle there can be only one victor, and this will be either Germany or Soviet Russia"
Over Germany...
American bombing raids are now escorted by the P-51 Mustang fighter. From this point German Fighter losses rise dramatically. On this day an 73 Luftwaffe Fighters are lost over Germany.
In Italy...
German 10th Army attacks the US 5th Army's Rapido River bridgehead
British 10th Corps of US 5th Army attack from the Garigliano River bridgehead
US VI Corps conduct major attacks along the Anzio beachhead perimeter
At Anzio, US 1st and 3rd Ranger Battalions ambushed and destroyed
In French Congo...
The Brazzaville Conference opens: De Gaulle and French leaders from throughout Africa meet for discussions
In the Pacific...
Japanese vessel Tamashima Maru is sunk by USN submarine Spearfish
New Zealand raiders are landed on Nissan Island in the Green Islands by USN Task Group 31.8 to conduct a reconnaissance mission
A massive air and sea bombardment of Atolls in the Marshall Islands by USN Task Force 58 is launched, supported by US 7th Air Force.
Carrier-based aircraft and Battleship North Carolina attack Japanese shipping off Kwajalein Atoll whilst more aircraft and USN battleships Washington, Indiana, and Massachusetts with four destroyers bombard Japanese positions and installations. 3 Japanese sub-chasers, 6 guardboats and a cargo ship are sunk.
At Wotje Atoll USN destroyer Anderson is damaged by Japanese shore batteries returning fire
At Eniwetok Atoll, Japanese vessel Katsura Maru is sunk by USN aircraft and USN destroyer Phelps
At Ujae Atoll, a cargo ship and guardboat are sunk
At Mille Atoll, 3 sub-chasers are sunk
An airfield on the American-held sector of Cape Gloucester on New Britain is opened.
In Burma...
Chinese 22nd Infantry Division captures Taro
Elements of Chinese 38th Infantry Division enter Taihpa Ga
In the Arakan, the Indian 161st Infantry Brigade attack on Razabil west of the Mayu Range is abandoned.
West African 81st Recon Regiment conducts a successful amphibious raid against Alethangyaw overnight
In Ceylon..
A RN squadron with
battleships Queen Elizabeth and Valiant, battlecruiser Renown, carriers
Illustrious and Unicorn, and escorting destroyers arrives safely at Colombo.
Today's Air Raids...
Brunswick and targets of opportunity in Germany by US 8th Air Force and then RAF Bomber Command overnight. Heavily escorted by fighters for the first time over Germany, 47 Luftwaffe fighters are shot down.
Berlin and Elberfeld, Germany by RAF Bomber Command
V-Weapons sites and military targets in Northern France by RAF 2nd Tactical Air Force
Bay of Biscay minelaying by RAF Bomber Command
Zara, Yugoslavia by US 12th Air Force
Valmonte, Genzano di Roma, Monte Compatri, and military targets in Southern Italy by US 12th Air Force
Udine and military targets in Northern Italy by US 15th Air Force. Heavily escorted, 60 Luftwaffe Fighters are shot down.
Wake Island by USN carrier and PBY aircraft. Two Japanese MTB's are sunk.
Hansa Bay and Nubia, New Guinea by US 5th Air Force
Rabaul and offshore shipping, New Britain by US 13th Air Force and US AirSols, sinking Japanese vessel Iwata Maru
Tipping point...
It has taken two years for industry in the United States to convert from civilian to full-scale war armaments production. Now fully geared to a war footing, its armaments production combined with that of the Soviet Union, in addition to the availability of men to serve in the armed forces, is several times greater than that of Germany and Japan combined.
Any hope of an Axis victory rested in the destruction and collapse of the Soviet Union, Britain suing for peace or being conquered, and the United States also agreeing to peace before converting to full armaments production. None of these objectives was achieved. In Britain, Churchill was never going to ask for peace, and the Luftwaffe due to poor leadership was unable to subdue the RAF, a prerequisite for invasion.
In the Soviet Union, Hitler failed to take into account the Geographical and climactic conditions, and the brutal treatment of the local population that first hailed the Germans as liberators fatally undermined German capacity to hold the conquered territories, as well as causing the Russian people to unite behind Stalin. Furthermore, Stalin listened to the advice of his talented senior generals whereas Hitler did not and was proved to be a very incompetent commander, leading to disaster at Stalingrad in 1942 and Kursk in 1943.
In the Pacific, the apparent victory at Pearl Harbor was in reality a failure - the submarine pens, fuel dumps and absent carrier fleet remained intact, ultimately leading to the decisive defeat at The Battle of Midway in 1942 and the end of the Japanese ambition of being unassailable in the Pacific.
From this point, hopelessly outnumbered in men and armaments, and with an incompetent inflexible leadership, the defeat of Germany and Japan is inevitable.
2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
A significant "senior moment" occurred yesterday afternoon - I got rather distressed when I thought I had lost my keys by leaving them on the outside of the back door and them being subsequently stolen. Sheer panic and self-anger briefly set in. It turned out I had come in, closed but not locked the back door, put the keys on the kitchen worktop, unthinkingly covered them with a paper towel and was then distracted by other tasks.
At the end of the day no harm was done, but I am concerned that I lost concentration so easily, leading to some unnecessary distress. It has been brought home to me that focus on the moment is essential not only for mental and spiritual wellbeing but also for practical for day-to-day living.
4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
What important lessons have you recently learned?
5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Cold and heavily overcast until mid-afternoon
Showers, light but wintry at first, then arrive, persisting until midnight
Dry and cloudy overnight
A moderate north easterly will swing south-easterly overnight
Max Temp = 2 degC
Min Temp = 0 degC
Sunrise at 07:57
Sunset at 16:44
6. TODAY'S ONELINER
If you try to fail, and succeed, which have you done? : D
7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY
U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973) suffered from chronic
childhood nightmares about paralysis that continued into his adult
life.
It is natural for human beings to look forward. Our eyes naturally look
ahead. In this sense, we are made for moving toward a goal.
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