Diary WW2

War Diary for Friday, October 27, 1939: Neutrals Belgium: King Leopold in broadcast to USA declares Belgium’s determination to defend its neutrality.

War Diary for Thursday, October 26, 1939: Politics Soviet government denies Britain’s right to stop Soviet merchant ships bound for Germany.

War Diary for Thursday, October 26, 1944: Western Front British cross the Scheldt and land on South Beveland (secured by October 30). Home Fronts Britain: Death of Princess Beatrice, favorite

War Diary for Wednesday, October 25, 1944: Air War Germany: RAF daylight raids on Essen and Homburg oil refinery, near Duisburg. Further massive 8th USAAF attack on Hamm. Sea War

War Diary for Wednesday, October 25, 1939: Sea War Mediterranean: Three U-boats despatched to Mediterranean. Only U-26 arrives and has no success.

War Diary for Tuesday, October 24, 1944: Sea War Pacific: BATTLE OF LEYTE GULF (October 24-26): 2 Japanese fleets converge on Leyte in desperate bid to destroy US invasion fleet

War Diary for Tuesday, October 24, 1939: Politics Russo-German trade agreement: USSR to supply 1 M. tonnes of grain and fodder. Occupied countries Poland: Arrival in Paris of large hoard

War Diary for Monday, October 23, 1939: Sea War Atlantic: British Home Fleet escorts iron ore convoy from Narvik, Norway (arrives back on October 31).

War Diary for Monday, October 23, 1944: Russian Front Russians now hold 137-km front in East Prussia. Italy 5th US Army troops capture Monte Salvaro. Air War Germany: 955 RAF

War Diary for Sunday, October 22, 1939: Occupied Countries Poland: ‘Elections’ held in Russian-held West Ukraine and West White Russia (Russian-occupied Poland). Home Fronts India: Congress Party declines to support

War Diary for Sunday, October 22, 1944: Western Front 1st Canadian Army captures Breskens on Scheldt Estuary. Italy British 8th Army crosses river Savio, south of Ravenna. Air War Germany:

War Diary for Saturday, October 21, 1944: Western Front Americans secure Aachen. Sea War Pacific: Cruisers Honolulu and Australia (first Kamikaze attack) seriously damaged in Japanese air attack at Leyte.

War Diary for Saturday, October 21, 1939: Sea War Atlantic: French Force de raide (including world’s fastest destroyers) escorts large Atlantic convoy (until October 30) and intercepts German SS Sante

War Diary for Friday, October 20, 1939: Sea War Atlantic: Germany warns that neutral merchant ships joining Allied convoys will be sunk without warning.

War Diary for Friday, October 20, 1944: Sea War Pacific – US 6th ARMY LANDS IN LEYTE GULF (Philippines): MacArthur wades ashore and declares: ‘I have returned’. He calls upon

War Diary for Thursday, October 19, 1944: Burma British capture Tiddim. Air War Germany: 135 USAAF bombers attacking Mainz. USAAF bombers attacking Mannheim and dropping 2,025 t of bombs.

War Diary for Thursday, October 19, 1939: Politics Anglo-French-Turkish Treaty of Mutual Assistance signed. The treaty is aimed primarily against Russia, which was always been interested in Istanbul and the

War Diary for Wednesday, October 18, 1939: Politics Four-Power Conference at Stockholm, attended by Kings of Denmark, Norway, Sweden and President of Finland opens (ends October 19).

War Diary for Wednesday, October 18, 1944: Home Fronts Germany: Deutscher Volkssturm established (equivalent to British Home Guard). Himmler speaks at first parade and calls on every German to resist

War Diary for Tuesday, October 17, 1939: Air War Raid on Scapa Flow: Ju 88s cripple training battleship, HMS Iron Duke (World War One Fleet flagship). Sea War German destroyers