Diary Excerpts From Tobruk Diary of a German Mechanic in Libya July to September 1941
Fragmentary diary entries recount German and Italian tensions in North Africa during 1941. Observations describe air raids on Tobruk, Italian behavior, minefield gaps and misfires, and war-time humor amid casualties. Entries note thinning ranks and resolve, with harsh reflections on treachery and combat conditions.
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Mechanic Ball
Gerpaneering
Bata
Libya
Cairo
Russia
Tobruk
Sidi Omar
Tommy
Bardia
Hunger and hardship in wartime diary entries marked by ration fears
A wartime diary notes repeated air raid alarms, dwindling rations, and hunger as the Afrika Korps grows. The author laments food parcels, mocks the food supply, and expresses distrust toward guarantees, ending with a grim line about roles and fate.
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Afrika Korps
Trade barriers delay wartime freight shipments noted by Navy
Washington May 29 The drive to speed interstate shipment of war supplies gains momentum as Navy Acting Secretary Forrestal cites state commerce barriers delaying deliveries. He calls for uniform truck standards and weights and speeds to aid wartime movement, with examples in Maine Iowa and along the Atlantic coast. He urges the director of defense transportation to establish practicable uniform standards.
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Washington
McCormack
Navy Department
Navy
Maine
Iowa
Atlantic
James Forrestal
Forrestal
Director of Defense Transportation
Atlantic Seaboard
Navy Freight Held Up By State Inspections
Navy freight tagged under government seal was halted in November 1941 near Wells Maine for Maine license tag violations. Trucks were detained for registration fee nonpayment and prevented from returning to Norfolk after they were released for unloading at Portland.
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Navy
Wells
Maine
Portland
Norfolk
Government business gaps delay Norfolk defense purchases
A fragment notes urgent needs by Norfolk for defense service but cites insufficient government business to justify expense. Forrestal signals seven days of consideration and delays in procurement.
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Norfolk
Forrestal
Maine License Plates Lettered by Knox Aide
Forrestal furnished McCormack a copy of a letter from Secretary Knox to War Production chief Donald M Nelson urging a necessary visitation remedying the difficulties.
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Forrestal
McCormack
Knox
Ee ‘Tor
Donald M.’ Nelson Argi Juance
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