Diary WWI

World War One Diary for Thursday, May 8, 1919: France – Peace Process: German delegation protests vs specific peace terms (also on May 10, 11, 13, about Saar on 16, […]

World War One Diary for Wednesday, May 7, 1919: France – Peace Process – 7th Plenary Session: draft treaty read by Clemenceau to German delegation at Trianon Palace (Versailles) with

World War One Diary for Tuesday, May 6, 1919: France – Peace Process: 6th Plenary session approves draft peace treaty; Foch, unhappy with French security guarantees, speaks against. Council of

World War One Diary for Monday, May 5, 1919: Russia­: C-in-C Red Army Vatsetis sacks Colonel Kamenev for insubordination on Eastern Front but Lenin reinstate him in command of Eastern

World War One Diary for Sunday, May 4, 1919: France – Peace Process: Supreme Allied Council invites Italians’ return, they do on May 5. Senior US official, probably E House,

World War One Diary for Saturday, May 3, 1919: Ireland: 3 Irish­-American ‘Friends of Irish Freedom’, having lobbied Wilson in Paris, arrive to report (June 3). Britain: Ration book issue

World War One Diary for Friday, May 2, 1919: Germany: ­Hindenburg announces his resignation as Army C-in-C as from peace. Hungary: Allies agree to occupy Budapest. Britain: Admiralty publishes March

World War One Diary for Thursday, May 1, 1919: Germany: Government troops retake Munich from Spartacists after they murder 10 hostages. Reprisals and death sentences (until June 14) raise deaths

World War One Diary for Wednesday, April 30, 1919: Turkey: Kemal Pasha appointed Inspector-General Ninth Army, Anatolia. France – Peace Process: Japan granted Shantung subject to verbal promise of eventual

World War One Diary for Tuesday, April 29, 1919: France – Peace Process: German Foreign Minister Count Graf Brockdorff-Rantzau arrives. Italy: Chamber vindicates Government 382-40. Britain: Labour Minister says 3

World War One Diary for Monday, April 28, 1919: South Russia: Lieutenant-General C J Briggs Liaison Officer and Head of British Military Mission ‘Denmiss’ to Denikin (until June, Holman succeeds).

World War One Diary for Sunday, April 27, 1919: Germany – Bavaria: Weimar’ Government troops surround Munich, reach outskirts (April 30) after Lenin telegram hails doomed Red republic (April 28).

World War One Diary for Saturday, April 26, 1919: Hungary­: Yugoslav Sava Division and 2 French divisions invade from south, latter install anti-Soviet government at Arad. Czech 6th Div invades

World War One Diary for Friday, April 25, 1919: France – Peace Process: First German delegates arrive at Versailles (80 by April 28). Foch addresses Clemenceau and Cabinet on Rhine

World War One Diary for Thursday, April 24, 1919: Germany: Plundering in Hamburg. Britain: Army demobilization totals 2,536,866 men.

World War One Diary for Wednesday, April 23, 1919: France – Peace Process: Wilson appeals to Italian people to renounce Fiume and Dalmatia. Supreme War Council calls for end to

World War One Diary for Tuesday, April 22, 1919: France – Peace Process: Italian Prime Minister Orlando and Foreign Minister Sonnino refuse to continue work. Former leaves for Italy on

World War One Diary for Monday, April 21, 1919: Russia­: Lenin tells Red Army C-in-C Vatsetis help for Donbas comes before secure rail link with Red Hungary. Kolchak’s troops 100

World War One Diary for Sunday, April 20, 1919: Ukraine: Red First Army surrenders to Ukrainians. France – Peace Process: Zaghlul Pasha, Egyptian nationalist, arrives in Paris. Montenegro­: Skupshtina assembly

World War One Diary for Saturday, April 19, 1919: Germany: General Robertson arrives at Cologne, relieves Plumer on April 22 as C-in-C, Rhine. France – Peace Process: Wilson refuses to