Diary November 30, 1918
World War One Diary for Saturday, November 30, 1918: Eastern Front USSR: Soviet Central Executive Committee establishes Council of Defence (Lenin chairmen, Trotsky, Stalin and Sverdlov) and War Production Comittee. …
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Diary November 29, 1918
World War One Diary for Friday, November 29, 1918: Home Fronts Germany: King of Wurttemberg abdicates. Ebert Government decides to convene National Assembly in February 16, 1919. Britain: Lloyd George …
Diary November 28, 1918
World War One Diary for Thursday, November 28, 1918: Politics Germany: Bavaria severs relations with Berlin (threatened November 26). Kaiser signs formal abdication (document brought by Government delegation) as Emperor …
Diary November 27, 1918
World War One Diary for Wednesday, November 27, 1918: Home Fronts Britain: Asquith E Fife speech (Huddersfield November 28). General demobilization not yet possible, ‘pivotal men’ to be released in …
Diary November 26, 1918
World War One Diary for Tuesday, November 26, 1918: Western Front Last German troops recross Belgian frontier; French cross German frontier. Lieutenant-General Fergusson appointed British Military Governor of Cologne. Foch …
Diary November 25, 1918
World War One Diary for Monday, November 25, 1918: Africa East Africa: LETTOW enters Abercorn and SURRENDERS in hollow square to Brigade-General Edwards. German force comprises Gouverneur Schnee; 20 officers; …
Diary November 24, 1918
World War One Diary for Sunday, November 24, 1918: Home Fronts Italy: D’Annunzio in Corriere delle Sera first refers to ‘mutilated victory’. Western Front BEF AND AEF REACH GERMAN FRONTIER. …
Diary November 23, 1918
World War One Diary for Saturday, November 23, 1918: Southern Fronts Austria: Italians occupy Innsbruck and Landeck (Tyrol). Western Front BEF GHQ lays down guidelines for Cologne bridgehead ‘… Tactical …
Diary November 22, 1918
World War One Diary for Friday, November 22, 1918: Western Front Belgium: Procession of King of the Belgians into Brussels where Parliament receives him. BEF composite bn of English (29th …
Diary November 21, 1918
World War One Diary for Thursday, November 21, 1918: Sea War SURRENDER OF GERMAN FLEET TO GRAND FLEET off Firth of Forth; 9 battleships, 5 battlecruisers, 7 cruisers, and 49 …
Diary November 20, 1918
World War One Diary for Wednesday, November 20, 1918: Sea War North Sea: Harwich Force meets first 20 U-boats (of 170) to surrender 20 miles off Lowestoft and puts prize …
Diary November 19, 1918
World War One Diary for Tuesday, November 19, 1918: Home Fronts Britain: Naval censorship abolished. NUR (National Union of Railwaymen) announce withdrawal from War Truce. Government announces over 3 million …
Diary November 18, 1918
World War One Diary for Monday, November 18, 1918: Western Front BRUSSELS REOCCUPIED BY BELGIANS. Last German troops leave French territory. Retiring Germans blow up munition dump at Beez, east …
Diary November 17, 1918
World War One Diary for Sunday, November 17, 1918: Politics Yugoslavia: Yugoslav National Council at Agram protests vs Italy occupying Fiume (but General Grazuli ‘persuades’ Serb troops to evacuate on …
Diary November 16, 1918
World War One Diary for Saturday, November 16, 1918: Eastern Front POLAND DECLARES INDEPENDENCE: President General Pilsudski, Poles demand Posen’s surrender. Ukraine: German evacuation begins. Finland: German troops (4 divisions) …
