Diary January 22, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, January 22, 1942: Eastern Front Siege of Leningrad: Mass evacuation of civilians via the ‘ice road’ across Lake Ladoga; 440,000 taken out, January 22-April 15, …
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Diary January 22, 1917
World War One Diary for Monday, January 22, 1917: Western Front France: Foch assumes temporary command of Eastern Army Group (until March 26) for Castelnau, which is on Allied mission …
Diary January 21, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, January 21, 1942: Air War Pacific: Hawker Hurricane fighters destroy 8 Japanese bombers over Singapore. Nakajima Ki-43 Oscar fighters shoot down 5 Hurricanes over Singapore. …
Diary January 21, 1917
World War One Diary for Sunday, January 21, 1917: Western Front Verdun: French repulse attacks north of Bois de Caurieres. Middle East Persia: Ali Ihsan ordered to move troops to …
Diary January 20, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, January 20, 1942: Southeast Asia Burma: JAPANESE INVADE BURMA. Sea War Pacific: 2 Japanese submarines shell Midway Island. Japanese carrier planes bomb Rabaul (New Britain). …
Diary January 20, 1917
World War One Diary for (day), (Datum): African Fronts East Africa: Hoskins succeeds Smuts as British C-in-C. Main and Kilwa Forces only 40 miles apart, Hoskins flies from Kilwa to …
Diary January 19, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Monday, January 19, 1942: Eastern Front Fall of Mozhaisk (night 19-20): Russian Guards and tank units capture town after house-to-house fighting. Germans retreating west towards Vyazma, …
Diary January 19, 1917
World War One Diary for Friday, January 19, 1917: Home Fronts Britain: Silvertown (East London) munitions factory explosion (69 killed, 400 injured), heard in Salisbury, Wilts. Middle East Mesopotamia: 3rd …
Diary January 18, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, January 18, 1942: Air War Eastern Front: Russian parachute brigade and airborne regiment land behind German lines south of Vyazma (January 18-24). Eastern Front On …
Diary January 18, 1917
World War One Diary for Thursday, January 18, 1917: Sea War Channel: UC-18 torpedoes Royal Navy destroyer Ferret, but latter survives to be converted to a minelayer. South Atlantic: Raider …
Diary January 17, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, January 17, 1942: Air War China: American Volunteer Group led by General Chennault claims to have destroyed 90 Japanese planes over southwest China and Burma …
Diary January 17, 1917
World War One Diary for Wednesday, January 17, 1917: Western Front Somme: British troops capture German posts on 600-yard front north of Beaucourt-sur-Ancre and repulse four counter-attacks until February 4. …
Diary January 16, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Friday, January 16, 1942: Home Fronts Russia: Russian High Command publishes contents of document found at Klin, northwest of Moscow and signed by F.M. von Reichenau, …
Diary January 16, 1917
World War One Diary for Tuesday, January 16, 1917: Air War Western Front: Richthofen awarded Pour le Merite. African Fronts East Africa: NRFF takes Malawis bridge over river Ruhudje. Kilwa …
Diary January 15, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, January 15, 1942: Eastern Front Central sector: Russians troops recapture Selijarovo, northwest of Rzhev. Politics Pan-American Conference (January 15-23): Argentina objects to American proposal that …