Chronology of World War II
Tuesday, September 23rd
Stukas
Attack Soviet Warships at Kronstadt Again
Stukas
attack Soviet warships at Kronstadt again and shipyards at Leningrad. WWI-era battleship
Marat
is hit with 2 1,000kg bombs, causing the forward magazine to explode, and sinks in 11 meters of water (326 killed).
Marat
will be refloated and her rear turrets used as a floating battery, firing 1971 12-inch shells in the defense of Leningrad. Soviet cruisers
Maksim Gorki
(damaged) and
Kirov
are attacked by German bombers while, under repair at Leningrad, and submarines
P-2
&
M-74
are sunk in the dockyards