Diary May 23, 1919
World War One Diary for Friday, May 23, 1919: Baltic: Royal Navy cruiser Galatea, destroyers, 3 minesweepers, fleet oiler and submarines reinforce Admiral Cowan (until May 24. Trans-Caspia: Reds capture […]
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Diary May 22, 1919
World War One Diary for Thursday, May 22, 1919: France – Peace Process: German delegates leave for Spa to consult. Baltic States: Baltic Baron Manteuffel’s German-Latvian Landeswehr, with air support,
Diary May 20, 1919
World War One Diary for Tuesday, May 20, 1919: Germany: British Rhine Army ready to march farther into Germany to enforce peace terms. South Russia: Wrangel smashes Red Tenth Army
Diary May 19, 1919
World War One Diary for Monday, May 19, 1919: France – Peace Process: Poles refuse to accept Allied decisions on Ukraine. USA: Army Chief of Staff and Secretary of State
Diary May 18, 1919
World War One Diary for Sunday, May 18, 1919: Baltic States: General Alexander P Rodzianko’s White Northern Corps (6,000 men) begins drive towards Petrograd from Estonia, Narva and Gdov taken
Diary May 17, 1919
World War One Diary for Saturday, May 17, 1919: South Russia: General Ulagai’s White cavalry charge and rout 6 Red cavalry regiments on steppe north of river Manych which Wrangel
Diary May 16, 1919
World War One Diary for Friday, May 16, 1919: Britain: Asquith answers Lord French about Kitchener’s supersession. Limited price coal exports to Allies ended.
Diary May 15, 1919
World War One Diary for Thursday, May 15, 1919: Siberia: Around this date Red Eastern Front 361,000 men plus 195,000 in three rear Military Districts as Kolchak’s armies retreat. North
Diary May 14, 1919
World War One Diary for Wednesday, May 14, 1919: France – Peace Process: Dr Renner’s Austrian delegation arrives at St Germain-en-Laye, terms for Austria discussed on May 15. Allies nominate
Diary May 13, 1919
World War One Diary for Tuesday, May 13, 1919: Turkey: Greek troops land at Smyrna (until May 16) initially to protect Christian population and keep order, but about 20 Turks
Diary May 12, 1919
World War One Diary for Monday, May 12, 1919: Germany: National Assembly meets in Berlin, Chancellor Scheidemann asks ‘What hand would not wither’ if treaty signed. France – Peace Process:
Diary May 10, 1919
World War One Diary for Saturday, May 10, 1919: Britain: Labour Corps recruiting opens for military cemetery work in France (15,445 men by April 1920). Government awards Royal Navy pay
Diary May 9, 1919
World War One Diary for Friday, May 9, 1919: Britain: 408,491 ex-servicemen on out-of-work donations.
Diary May 8, 1919
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,
Diary May 7, 1919
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
Diary May 6, 1919
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
Diary May 5, 1919
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
Diary May 4, 1919
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,
