Diary April 27, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, April 27, 1944: Sea War Channel: 3 American LSTs, carrying out invasion exercise, are torpedoed by E-boats in Lyme Bay; 638 killed (night April 27-28). […]
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Diary April 27, 1919
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).
Diary April 26, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, April 26, 1944: Air War Germany: RAF night raid on Schweinfurt. Pacific New Guinea: Australians capture Alexishafen, west of Madang.
Diary April 26, 1919
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
Diary April 25, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, April 25, 1944: Sea War Atlantic: Cruiser Black Prince and 3 Canadian destroyers engage torpedo boats; T-29 sunk (136 killed), T-24 and T-27 damaged (night
Diary April 25, 1919
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
Diary April 24, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Monday, April 24, 1944: Air War Germany: 8th US Air Force raids Friedrichshafen factories and airfields near Munich (55 planes lost, including 14 which land –
Diary April 24, 1919
World War One Diary for Thursday, April 24, 1919: Germany: Plundering in Hamburg. Britain: Army demobilization totals 2,536,866 men.
Diary April 23, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, April 23, 1944: Eastern Front Northern Sector: Germans counter-attack southwest of Narva. Pacific New Guinea: Hollandia fighting begins. Occupied Territories Greece: Communist-inspired mutiny aboard 5
Diary April 23, 1919
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
Diary April 22, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, April 22, 1944: Sea War Pacific: AMERICANS LAND AT HOLLANDIA and Aitape, on north coast of New Guinea; 52,000 troops in 113 ships, escorted by
Diary April 22, 1919
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
Diary April 21, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Friday, April 21, 1944: Air War Western Europe: 4,500 t bombs dropped on 4 rail junctions; Cologne, La Chappelle (Paris), Lens and Ottignies (Brussels) by RAF
Diary April 21, 1919
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
Diary April 20, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, April 20, 1944: Sea War Mediterranean: Germans use Neger (‘Negro’) human torpedoes against shipping off Anzio; 37 launched from beaches (24 lost) without result (night
Diary April 20, 1919
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
Diary April 19, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, April 19, 1944: Sea War Indian Ocean: British Eastern Fleet planes attack Sabang harbour and airfields (Sumatra). Black Sea: Red fleet bombards Sebastopol. Air War
Diary April 19, 1919
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
Diary April 18, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, April 18, 1944: Eastern Front Southern Sector: 4th UF besieges Sebastopol. Panzers and Hungarian troops, with air support, begin series of counter-attacks between rivers Dniester
Diary April 18, 1919
World War One Diary for Friday, April 18, 1919: Western Russia: Poles invade, take Lida, then Vilna and Baronivichi (April 19). France – Peace Process: German Armistice Commission invited to
