Diary March 1, 1916
Diary for Wednesday, March 1, 1916: Air War France: Only Royal Flying Corps Martinsyde G.100 (nicknamed the Elephant) unit arrives, No 27 Squadron. Britain: Two hit-and-run raids on East Kent …
Diary for Wednesday, March 1, 1916: Air War France: Only Royal Flying Corps Martinsyde G.100 (nicknamed the Elephant) unit arrives, No 27 Squadron. Britain: Two hit-and-run raids on East Kent …
Diary for Saturday, March 1, 1941: Politics BULGARIA JOINS THE AXIS. German troops enter Sofia. see also: Bulgarian Armed Forces Air War Europe: 100 RAF bombers raid Cologne (night March …
The Bulgarian Army in World War One from 14 October 1915 to 30 September 1918. Uniforms, strength, armies, divisions, organization and casualties. Bulgaria gained freedom from Turk control on 13 …
Diary for Tuesday, February 29, 1916: Western Front Verdun: Bloody struggle round Fresnes and salient. Falkenhayn finally agrees to attack on west bank of Meuse, releases 4 divisions and 84 …
Diary for Monday, February 28, 1916: Western Front Verdun: Sudden thaw after long cold spell turns battlefield into a sea of mud but Voie Sacree kept open with gravel by …
Diary for Friday, February 28, 1941: Air War The Blitz in February 1941: 789 dead and 1,068 seriously wounded British civilian casualties. Blenheim bombers and single-engined Wellesleys bomb Asmara (Eritrea). …
German Messerschmitt Bf 109 Gustav fighter plane. History, development, service, specifications, pictures and 3D model of the main version of the Me 109. Messerschmitt Bf 109 G Type: German Luftwaffe …
Diary for Sunday, February 27, 1916: Western Front Verdun: Petain reorganizes defences, halts withdrawal from Woevre. French retake La Feuille wood (night 27/28), defend Soupple village and d’Eix-Abaucourt station. On …
Diary for Thursday, February 27, 1941: Sea War Italian armed merchant raider Ramb I (3,700 t.) catches fire and blows up during engagement with RNZN cruiser Leander off the Maldives. …
German medium tank Mark 3 with long 5cm KwK39 L/60 gun. History, development, service, specifications, statistics, pictures and 3D model. Panzer III Ausf L (SdKfz 141/1) Type: Medium tank. History: …
Diary for Wednesday, February 26, 1941: Air War 60 German bombers and Ju 87 Stukas (7 lost) with fighter escort, raid airfields on Malta, destroying or damaging 13 Wellington bombers …
Diary for Saturday, February 26, 1916: Western Front Verdun: GQG admits loss of Ft Douaumont. Recapture attempt fails. Petain orders ‘… retake immediately any piece of land taken by the …
Second World War, overview of the course of the ‘Blitzkriege’ (lightning wars) from 1939 to 1940 (Part I). Polish campaign, Stalin’s territorial claims, Western campaign and Battle of Britain. Lightning …
Diary for Friday, February 25, 1916: Home Fronts French Army orders 400 Schneider tanks by November 25, 1916. Western Front Verdun: Castelnau arrives at 0700 hours. Germans take Louvemont, but …
Diary for Tuesday, February 25, 1941: Sea War Italian fast cruiser Armando Diaz sunk by British sub Upright in Mediterranean. Escort destroyer Exmoor sunk by German E-boat off Lowestoft. East …