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German submarine U-672 scuttled north of Guernsey
German submarine U-742 sunk with all hands off Narvik
US troops enter St Lo
First day of Operation Goodwood, 2nd Army attack on the Allied left.
Japanese troops pull out of the Imphal-Kohima area
The Tojo cabinet resigns. Tojo himself is replaced as Army chief by Umezu
General of Artillery Max de Angelis takes command of Second Panzer Army
Hitler's Panzer Armies on the Eastern Front, Robert Kirchubel. A 'unit history' written on the largest scale, tracing the campaigns fought by the four Panzer Armies on the Eastern Front, from their roles in the early German victories, to their eventual defeat and destruction in the ruins of the Reich. A very useful contribution to the literature on the Eastern Front. [read full review]
