Topic: This day in military history..

tomtom22 · July 21st, 2008

July 13th

1940: Hitler issues Directive No. 15 outlining the details of Unternehmen Seel=F6we (Operation Sea Lion), the German invasion of the British Isles. In advance of the landings, the Luftwaffe is to begin operations against British defensive positions, airfields and radar installations along the southern coast of England on August 15; 2.600 aircraft have been earmarked for this purpose.
1941: In the East, troops of Heeresgruppe Nord (von Leeb) continue their advance from Pskov toward Luga, 75 miles from Leningrad.
1943: Finally admitting that despite the maximum efforts by the German forces to break through the Soviet defenses no further gains can be made, Hitler orders the suspension of Operation Citadel. Though the Wehrmacht is able to extricate most of its depleted forces from a potential disaster - a second Stalingrad - this outcome of the battle represents a tremendous victory for the Red Army and portends the end of German offensive operations in the East.
1944: In the East, the Red Army recaptures Vilna in Lithuania, and continues its advance into eastern Galicia.
source: http://www.feldgrau.com/july.html

1953: HMAS Tobruk begins a two-week patrol of the northern part of Korea's east coast - This was the Tobruk's last patrol before the war in Korea ended in late July 1953.
source: http://www.awm.gov.au/atwar/thismonth/jul.asp

1942: Rimouski Quebec - German U-Boats sink three more merchant ships in Gulf of St. Lawrence; Quebec outcry for protection forces secret Commons session.
1950: Honolulu Hawaii - Royal Canadian Navy destroyers HMCS Cayuga, Athabaskan, and Sioux arrive at Pearl Harbor escorted by cruiser Ontario; to join US naval task force to operate against the Communists in Korea as part of the United Nations contingent; war began June 25.
1993: Lahr Germany - Germans hold farewell ceremony for Canadian troops after 42 years of NATO service.
source: http://www1.sympatico.ca/cgi-bin/on_this_day?mth=Jul&day=013

1863 - USS Wyoming battled Japanese warlord's forces.
1939 - Appointment of RADM Richard Byrd as commanding officer of 1939-1941 Antarctic Expedition.
1943 - During Battle of Kolombangara in Solomon Islands, U.S. lost USS Gwin. (DD-433) while Japanese lost light cruiser Jintsu.
source: http://www.history.navy.mil/wars/datesjul.htm

July 21st, 2008
tomtom22 Chief Engineer Gear	July 13th 1940: Hitler issues Directive No. 15 outlining the details of Unternehmen Seel=F6we (Operation Sea Lion), the German invasion of the British Isles. In advance of the landings, the Luftwaffe is to begin operations against British defensive positions, airfields and radar installations along the southern coast of England on August 15; 2.600 aircraft have been earmarked for this purpose. 1941: In the East, troops of Heeresgruppe Nord (von Leeb) continue their advance from Pskov toward Luga, 75 miles from Leningrad. 1943: Finally admitting that despite the maximum efforts by the German forces to break through the Soviet defenses no further gains can be made, Hitler orders the suspension of Operation Citadel. Though the Wehrmacht is able to extricate most of its depleted forces from a potential disaster - a second Stalingrad - this outcome of the battle represents a tremendous victory for the Red Army and portends the end of German offensive operations in the East. 1944: In the East, the Red Army recaptures Vilna in Lithuania, and continues its advance into eastern Galicia. source: http://www.feldgrau.com/july.html 1953: HMAS Tobruk begins a two-week patrol of the northern part of Korea's east coast - This was the Tobruk's last patrol before the war in Korea ended in late July 1953. source: http://www.awm.gov.au/atwar/thismonth/jul.asp 1942: Rimouski Quebec - German U-Boats sink three more merchant ships in Gulf of St. Lawrence; Quebec outcry for protection forces secret Commons session. 1950: Honolulu Hawaii - Royal Canadian Navy destroyers HMCS Cayuga, Athabaskan, and Sioux arrive at Pearl Harbor escorted by cruiser Ontario; to join US naval task force to operate against the Communists in Korea as part of the United Nations contingent; war began June 25. 1993: Lahr Germany - Germans hold farewell ceremony for Canadian troops after 42 years of NATO service. source: http://www1.sympatico.ca/cgi-bin/on_this_day?mth=Jul&day=013 1863 - USS Wyoming battled Japanese warlord's forces. 1939 - Appointment of RADM Richard Byrd as commanding officer of 1939-1941 Antarctic Expedition. 1943 - During Battle of Kolombangara in Solomon Islands, U.S. lost USS Gwin. (DD-433) while Japanese lost light cruiser Jintsu. source: http://www.history.navy.mil/wars/datesjul.htm __________________ "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