THE WAR DIARY.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 207, 2 August 1941, Page 7

THE WAR DIARY.

This week has witnessed further disru], i tion of (ho Nazis' blitzkrieg plans as, in a: battle of titanic proportions,' (lie Russians j have succeeded in holding the invaders' onslaught. 'I he agreement between the j Soviet and Poland, providing for military collaboration, has further strengthened (he Allies' hands. Chief events uie : July 26.—Britain and America freez& j Japanese credits. Smashing losses by Nazis at Smolensk. R.A.F. bomb Berlin. Hanover, Hamburg and Hindoo. Axis naval (U-boat) and air attack on Malta fails. July 27. —Japanese occupation of French Indo-China. under way. Russians holding Nazis on all fronts. Daring raids in Libya extended in scope. July 28.—Germans admit hc«*°y fighting in central and southern sectors; "second Verdun" continues. Britain and America announce intention to pursue parallel courses in Far East. R.A.F. raid Dunkirk: London has first raid for 11 weeks. July 29. — Russians launch fierce counterattacks in the Smolensk and Leningrad sectors. Forty thousand Japanese troops moving into Southern Indo-China. Thirtysix enemy planes destroyed in R.A.F. laid on Sicily. Mr liden rejects new Hitler "peace blitz" in advance. Mr Churchill reveals increased production, but warns of dangers ahead. July 30. —Germans claim progress towards Leningrad, but admit strong Russian counter-attacks. Russo-Polish agreement signed, declaring 19j9 boundaries invalid and setting up a Polish army in Russia. Mr Eden places onus on Japan for improved relations. July 31. —Titanic battle in Smolensk area unabated. America demands full apology from Japan for bombing of gunboat Tuluila at Chungking. Naval planes bomb Kirkenes (Norway), and I'e'lsanio (Finland)': R.A.F. raid Cologne, Aachen, Boulogne, and Sardinia. August 1. Russian counter-attacks from Lake Ladoga to Black Sea. R.A.F. bomb bases in Sicily and North Africa. Japan and Thailand sign economic agreement.