To: r9etb; PzLdr; dfwgator; Paisan; From many - one.; rockinqsranch; 2banana; henkster; meandog; ...
Japanese Pounded (Curthoys) – 2
British Hit at Ship (MacDonald) – 2-3
Russians Pierce German Defenses; Leningrad’s Besiegers Face Peril (Parker) – 4
Admiral King Promises Offensive; Hart Lays Defeat to Lack in Air (Peters) – 6
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on Fighting in Various Zones – 7-8
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03/12/2012 4:36:26 AM PDT by
Homer_J_Simpson
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To: Homer_J_Simpson
http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1942/mar42/f12mar42.htm
Dutch forces surrender to Japanese
Thursday, March 12, 1942 www.onwar.com
Propoganda poster exhorts the Dutch to free the East IndiesIn the Dutch East Indies... Japanese accept the formal surrender of the Dutch forces. Units of the Japanese Imperial Guard land in northern areas of Sumatra.
In the South Pacific... On New Caledonia, American troops land to garrison the island. These forces include the first operational “Seabees.”
On the Solomon Islands... The Japanese complete the conquest of the islands.
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03/12/2012 4:38:43 AM PDT by
Homer_J_Simpson
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