Diary March 28, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, March 28, 1943: Africa Tunisia: British 8th Army captures Mareth; Axis forces abandon Mareth Line. Home Fronts Italy: German munition ship catches fire and explodes …
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Diary March 28, 1918
World War One Diary for Thursday, March 28, 1918: Western Front USA: Pershing places AEF units at Foch’s disposal. Artois – FOURTH BATTLE OF ARRAS: Ludendorffs Operation Mars fails bloodily …
Diary March 27, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, March 27, 1943: Africa Tunisia: US 34th Infantry Division makes unsuccessful assault on Fondouk Pass. Sea War Britain: Escort carrier Dasher lost in Clyde Estuary …
Diary March 27, 1918
World War One Diary for Wendesday, March 27, 1918: Western Front Britain: BEF weekly officer casualties record 6,325 since March 21. Somme: Turning point in great offensive (by Rupprecht). French …
Diary March 26, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Friday, March 26, 1943: Eastern Front Southern Sector: Spring thaw halts fighting around Kharkov. Sea War Pacific – Battle of the Kommandorsky Islands: Japanese Admiral Hosogaya …
Diary March 26, 1918
World War One Diary for Tuesday, March 26, 1918: Western Front DOULLENS CONFERENCE between Clemenceau, Lord Milner, Haig, Petain and Foch (all but Haig met at Compiegne at 1700 hours …
Diary March 25, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, March 25, 1943: Sea War Atlantic: 2 U-boats sunk by RAF B-17 Fortress bomber (March 25 and 27). Mediterranean: Repatriated survivors of British naval vessels …
Diary March 25, 1918
World War One Diary for Monday, March 25, 1918: Western Front Somme: A gap opens between BEF and French Armies. Germans capture Bapaume, Nesle and Noyon. Gough’s Fifth Army pushed …
Diary March 24, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, March 24, 1943: Air War Britain: Fighter-bomber raid on Ashford. 8 night raiders shot down over North England and South Scotland. Sea War Mediterranean: British …
Diary March 24, 1918
World War One Diary for Sunday, March 24, 1918: Western Front Somme: First Battle of Bapaume (until March 25). Separation of BEF and French Armies threatened. Germans destroy 500-strong South …
Diary March 23, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, March 23, 1943: Africa Tunisia: Germans counter-attack at Mareth; British 8th Army withdraws. Sea War Mediterranean: Troopship Windsor Castle sunk by He 111 torpedo planes …
Diary March 23, 1918
World War One Diary for Saturday, March 23, 1918: Western Front Somme – Battle of St Quentin ends. British lose line of Crozat Canal: Gough decides to continue retreat to …
Diary March 22, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Monday, march 22, 1943: Air War Western Europe: Mosquito fighters shoot down 2 Ju 88s over Bay of Biscay. Nearly 300 night bombers attack St Nazaire. …
Diary March 22, 1918
World War One Diary for Friday, March 22, 1918: Western Front Somme – GERMANS OVERRUN MOST OF BEF BATILE ZONE. Masses of infantry advance; Germans ‘leapfrog’ fresh divisions through tired …
Diary March 21, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, March 21, 1943: Eastern Front Southern Sector: Germans recapture Belgorod, northeast of Kharkov. Spring thaw slows down operations. Sea War Atlantic: US submarine Herring sinks …
