[Homer_J_Simpson]

5 Other Ships Hit – 2
Marines at Island Resist Two More Bombing Raids – 4
Singapore Hurls Air Power at Foe – 5-6
Hong Kong Siege is Begun by Japan – 6-7
Germans in Traps – 9-10
The International Situation – 9
Moscow Relieved and Gay after Beating Off Nazi Tide – 10-11
The War After a Week – 16
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on Fighting in Various Zones – 17-18

[Homer_J_Simpson]

http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1941/dec41/f15dec41.htm

Red Army advancing before Moscow
Monday, December 15, 1941 www.onwar.com

On the Eastern Front... Soviet forces attacking northwest of Moscow reach Klin and Kalinin and retake both towns.

In the Mediterranean... U-557 sinks a cruiser off Alexandria. The British launch a convoy to bring supplies from Egypt to relieve Malta. Six cruisers and 16 destroyers set out from Malta (Force K) to meet the convoy from Alexandria under the command of Admiral Vian (Force B).

In North Africa... British attacks continue around Gazala as Rommel prepares to withdraw to El Agheila.

In Malaya... British forces retreat to Gurun and suffer heavy losses defending against the Japanese attack. Gurun however, holds.

In Hong Kong... Japanese attempt to land a small force from Kowloon on Hong Kong island, they are repelled.

[CougarGA7]

• Soviet 30th Army forces recapture Klin from the Germans.