Year 1919

World War One Diary for Tuesday, April 8, 1919: Britain: Free passage to Dominions for ex-servicemen and later also women.

World War One Diary for Monday, April 7, 1919: Germany – Bavaria­: Soviet Republic formed (until May 1). Hoffmann Government flees to Bamberg. France – Peace Process: Saar talks deadlock,

World War One Diary for Sunday, April 6, 1919: France: Polish Prime Minister Paderewski arrives in Paris. Clemenceau tells Foch independent Rhineland Western bank not feasible. South Russia: French and

World War One Diary for Saturday, April 5, 1919: North Russia: British again repulse Reds (180 casualties including 80 PoWs) on Archangel front. British 5000-volunteer relief force sails for Archangel

World War One Diary for Friday, April 4, 1919: France – Peace Process: Versailles agreement to make Danzig a Free City.

World War One Diary for Thursday, April 3, 1919: France – Peace Process: Council of Four consider Adriatic (Fiume) question. Wilson sick with ‘flu. Spain first neutral to apply to

World War One Diary for Wednesday, April 2, 1919: South Russia­: Reds enter Crimea. General d’Anselme announces Odessa evacuation causing panic as 30,000 civilians and 10,000 White troops embark (until

World War One Diary for Tuesday, April 1, 1919: South Russia: During April 12 British tanks with 70 instructors delivered to Denikin at Ekaterinodor. North Russia: Second British attack on

World War One Diary for Monday, March 31, 1919: North Russia: Red attack on Archangel front repulsed. Anglo-French platoon and White Siberian patrol meet at Ust Ujva on river Pechora,

World War One Diary for Sunday, March 30, 1919: France – Peace Process: Wilson refuses Clemenceau Rhineland annexation but concedes Saar mines. Russia: Lenin offers Germany alliance with Hungary vs

World War One Diary for Saturday, March 29, 1919: France – Peace Process: War Responsibilities Commission’s final report. French government announces no more troops going to Russia. Turkey: 2 compa­nies

World War One Diary for Friday, March 28, 1919: Balkans: Hungary declares war vs Czechoslovakia and her Red troops invade Slovakia. France – Peace Process: French Saar memo discussed. Morocco

World War One Diary for Thursday, March 27, 1919: Britain: National Industrial Conference backs 48-hour week. Railway Agreement confirmed.

World War One Diary for Wednesday, March 26, 1919: Italy: Ex-Austrian Fleet, taken prize to Venice, surrenders to Italian Navy. France – Peace Process: German Armistice Commission refuses Allied request

World War One Diary for Tuesday, March 25, 1919: USA: US 27th Division triumphal march through New York. Germany: First food ship docks at Hamburg, c.400,000t of food delivered by

World War One Diary for Monday, March 24, 1919: France – Peace Process: Council of Ten reduced to Council of Four at Lloyd George’s suggestion (Wilson, Lloyd George, Clemenceau, Orlando)

World War One Diary for Sunday, March 23, 1919: Italy: Mussolini founds Fascists (200 members) at hall in Piazza San Sepulchro, Milan, during year of constant strikes, inflation and Bolshevik

World War One Diary for Saturday, March 22, 1919: Britain: Guards Division victory march through London. France – Peace Process: League of Nations first meeting since February 14. Farman brothers

World War One Diary for Friday, March 21, 1919: Hungary: Count Karolyi’s Government in Budapest (resigned because of the Allied territorial claims) replaced by Communist­-Socialist coalition in which Communist Bela

World War One Diary for Thursday, March 20, 1919: France: The ‘Big Five’ discuss Near East with Allenby, who is made Egypt Special High Commissioner (March 21) and returns there