Pearl Harbor minus 2
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 7:18 pm
December 5, 1941
*USS Lexington, one of the two largest aircraft carriers employed by the United States during World War II, makes its way across the Pacific in order to carry a squadron of dive bombers to defend Midway Island from an anticipated Japanese attack.
Meanwhile, in the European theatre:
*The United Kingdom declares war on Finland, Hungary and Romania. For the history of Finnish military operations in WWII (fascinating reading. Finland fought the Russians to a standstill) go here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_h ... rld_War_II
*Germans call off the attack on Moscow, now 11 miles away; Russians counter-attack during a heavy blizzard.
Dawn
*USS Lexington, one of the two largest aircraft carriers employed by the United States during World War II, makes its way across the Pacific in order to carry a squadron of dive bombers to defend Midway Island from an anticipated Japanese attack.
Meanwhile, in the European theatre:
*The United Kingdom declares war on Finland, Hungary and Romania. For the history of Finnish military operations in WWII (fascinating reading. Finland fought the Russians to a standstill) go here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_h ... rld_War_II
*Germans call off the attack on Moscow, now 11 miles away; Russians counter-attack during a heavy blizzard.
Dawn