Topic: This day in military history..

tomtom22 · June 30th, 2008

June 30th

1940: German troops occupy the British Channel Islands off the coast of Brittany.
1941: In the East, German forces of Heeresgruppe Mitte (von Bock) capture Lemberg (Lvov). Pilots of Luftwaffe fighter wing JG-51 down 100 Soviet bombers attacking German armored forces east of Minsk; its CO, Oberst (Colonel) Mölders, accounts for 5 of them. Vichy France breaks off diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union.
1942: In the East, beginning of an offensive by 6. Armee (Paulus) from the area of Belgorod toward the Don. Returning from a successful patrol in the Gulf of Mexico (12 ships sunk), U-158 (Kptlt. Rostin) is destroyed by a US Mariner flying boat off Bermuda.
1944: In the West, the RAF carries out a saturation raid (250 Lancasters) on 2. and 9. SS-Panzerdivisions (Das Reich and Hohenstauffen) at Villers-Bocage near Caen. The United States breaks off diplomatic relations with Finland.
source: http://www.feldgrau.com/june.html

1815 - USS Peacock takes HMS Nautilus, last action of the War of 1812
1943 - Third Fleet Amphibious Force lands troops on Rendova Island while naval gunfire silences Japanese artillery
1951 - Naval Administration of Marianas ends
source: http://www.history.navy.mil/wars/datesjun.htm

1941: HMAS Waterhen sunk - HMAS Waterhen was sunk on the Tobruk run.
1942: Australian troops raid Salamaua - The raid on Salamaua was carried out by men of the New Guinea Volunteer Rifles and the 2/5th Independent Company, they caused damage to Japanese facilities and supplies.1950: No. 77 Squadron RAAF committed to Korea - Prime Minister Menzies announced that No. 77 Squadron RAAF was to be committed to combat duties in Korea. This was the first Australian unit committed to the war in Korea; they were equipped with Mustangs.source: http://www.awm.gov.au/atwar/thismonth/jun.asp

1944: Off the Shetlands, Scotland - Flight Lt. David Hornell VC scores U-boat kill; one of four by RCAF 162 Squadron this June.
1976: Goose Bay Newfoundland - US Air Force closes base at Goose Bay, Labrador, when lease expires.
1992: Croatia - Canadian peacekeepers start trek to Sarajevo, Bosnia; 800 troops in armored vehicle convoy move to keep airport open as part of international relief effort to bring in food and medicine.
source: http://www1.sympatico.ca/cgi-bin/on_this_day?mth=Jun&day=30

June 30th, 2008
tomtom22 Chief Engineer Gear	June 30th 1940: German troops occupy the British Channel Islands off the coast of Brittany. 1941: In the East, German forces of Heeresgruppe Mitte (von Bock) capture Lemberg (Lvov). Pilots of Luftwaffe fighter wing JG-51 down 100 Soviet bombers attacking German armored forces east of Minsk; its CO, Oberst (Colonel) Mölders, accounts for 5 of them. Vichy France breaks off diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union. 1942: In the East, beginning of an offensive by 6. Armee (Paulus) from the area of Belgorod toward the Don. Returning from a successful patrol in the Gulf of Mexico (12 ships sunk), U-158 (Kptlt. Rostin) is destroyed by a US Mariner flying boat off Bermuda. 1944: In the West, the RAF carries out a saturation raid (250 Lancasters) on 2. and 9. SS-Panzerdivisions (Das Reich and Hohenstauffen) at Villers-Bocage near Caen. The United States breaks off diplomatic relations with Finland. source: http://www.feldgrau.com/june.html 1815 - USS Peacock takes HMS Nautilus, last action of the War of 1812 1943 - Third Fleet Amphibious Force lands troops on Rendova Island while naval gunfire silences Japanese artillery 1951 - Naval Administration of Marianas ends source: http://www.history.navy.mil/wars/datesjun.htm 1941: HMAS Waterhen sunk - HMAS Waterhen was sunk on the Tobruk run. 1942: Australian troops raid Salamaua - The raid on Salamaua was carried out by men of the New Guinea Volunteer Rifles and the 2/5th Independent Company, they caused damage to Japanese facilities and supplies.1950: No. 77 Squadron RAAF committed to Korea - Prime Minister Menzies announced that No. 77 Squadron RAAF was to be committed to combat duties in Korea. This was the first Australian unit committed to the war in Korea; they were equipped with Mustangs.source: http://www.awm.gov.au/atwar/thismonth/jun.asp 1944: Off the Shetlands, Scotland - Flight Lt. David Hornell VC scores U-boat kill; one of four by RCAF 162 Squadron this June. 1976: Goose Bay Newfoundland - US Air Force closes base at Goose Bay, Labrador, when lease expires. 1992: Croatia - Canadian peacekeepers start trek to Sarajevo, Bosnia; 800 troops in armored vehicle convoy move to keep airport open as part of international relief effort to bring in food and medicine. source: http://www1.sympatico.ca/cgi-bin/on_this_day?mth=Jun&day=30 __________________ "It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle." - Norman Schwarskopf, Commander of Desert Storm Operations