[Homer_J_Simpson]

I found my first error. I asked the on duty mods to fix the title. I left out FORCES WIPED.

http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1941/dec41/f14dec41.htm

Japanese advancing in Malaya
Sunday, December 14, 1941 www.onwar.com

Japanese soldiers advancingIn Malaya... Japanese forces continue advances from “The Ledge” to Kroh.

In the Mediterranean... The Italian battleship Vittorio Venito, part of a convoy to Benghazi is sunk. Italians turn convoy back.

In the North Atlantic... Convoy HG-76 containing 32 ships sails from Gibraltar for Britain. Its escort is commanded by Commander Walker and his force includes the escort carrier Audacity and twelve other ships.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/andrew.etherington/month/thismonth/14.htm

December 14th, 1941

GERMANY: U-757 launched. (Dave Shirlaw)

SPAIN: U-434 refuelled from the German supply ship Bessel in Vigo. (Dave Shirlaw)

MEDITERRANEAN SEA: The Italian battleship Vittoria Veneto is damaged by a British submarine while escorting an Italian convoy to Benghazi, Libya. This with previous losses prompts the Italians to recall the convoy.

Cruiser Galatea is torpedoed by U-577 (OLtzS. Ottokar Paulshen, CO). She is hit by multiple torpedoes and sinks in three minutes, 30 miles West of Alexandria at 31 12N 29 15E. There are 470 casualties but 144 survivors are rescued by HMS Griffin and Hotspur. (Alex Gordon)(108)

MALAYA: The Japanese force advancing from Patani has reached Kroh.

CANADA: Minesweeper HMCS Port Hope launched Levis, Province of Quebec. (Dave Shirlaw)

U.S.A.: The USAAF 77th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) departs Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho destined for Alaska. (Jack McKillop)

ATLANTIC OCEAN:
U-108 sank SS Cassequel.

U-160 lost 7 men dead and one wounded in a fire at Danzig during the boat’s working up exercises.

Oblt. Hans-Jürgen Radke of U-657 was killed in a fire on the living quarters ship Black Prince. That fire killed 28 men. The boat was still going through trials at the time.

U-A met the Italian submarine Luigi Torelli in the mid-Atlantic and transferred 50 survivors from the German support ship Python and Atlantis. (Dave Shirlaw)

[Homer_J_Simpson]

I found my first error. I asked the on duty mods to fix the title. I left out FORCES WIPED.

Admin moderator rocks! I believe I will slip an extra ten spot into his or her Christmas stocking to prime the pump for the first 2012 freepathon.