Diary December 19, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, December 19, 1943: Occupied Territories France: Rommel inspects ‘Atlantic Wall’ defences on French coast. Home Front USSR: New National Anthem, composed by Alexandrov with lyrics […]
War Diary
Diary December 19, 1918
World War One Diary for Thursday, December 19, 1918: Home Fronts Britain: Haig and his 5 army commanders return to London. Sir E Geddes made Coordinator for Army demobilization. Military
Diary December 18, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, December 18, 1943: Far East China: Stilwell to command Chinese troops in India and North Burma.
Diary December 18, 1918
World War One Diary for Wednesday, December 18, 1918: Home Fronts Germany: Berlin Conference decides on Ebert Provisional Government pending National Assembly elections (fixed for January 19, 1919). Britain: Information
Diary December 17, 1918
World War One Diary for Tuesday, December 17, 1918: Western Front British occupation of Cologne bridgehead and US occupation of Koblenz bridgehead completed, 40 Allied divisions deployed. Eastern Front Latvia
Diary December 17, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Friday, December 17, 1943: Mediterranean Italy: US assault troops capture the shattered village of San Pietro, key to ‘Mignano Gap’, 8 miles (13 km) southeast of
Diary December 16, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, December 16, 1943: Eastern Front Southern Sector: Novoseltsy, southeast of Cherkassy, captured by Russians.
Diary December 16, 1918
World War One Diary for Monday, December 16, 1918: Home Fronts Germany: Conference of Workers and Soldiers Councils at Berlin (until December 20), 450 deputies. Britain: Demobilization scheme for Army
Diary December 15, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, December 15, 1943: Eastern Front Northern Sector: Bagramyovs’ 1st Baltic Front attacks south of Nevel and quickly punches hole, 80 km wide and 30 km
Diary December 15, 1918
World War One Diary for Sunday, December 15, 1918: Home Fronts Germany: People’s Party programme. Austria: Emperor Charles ill at with flu at Eckartsau (all his 5 children too). Eastern
Diary December 14, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, December 14, 1943: Eastern Front Southern Sector: Cherkassy captured by Russian 2nd UF after 5 days’ house-to-house fighting. 6,000 Germans killed; Russians push on west
Diary December 14, 1918
World War One Diary for Saturday, December 14, 1918: Home Fronts Britain – GENERAL (THE ‘KHAKI’ OR ‘COUPON’) ELECTION, first since 1910 (results on December 28 to allow forces’ votes
Diary December 13, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Monday, December1 3, 1943: Air War Germany: Heavy US bomber raid on Kiel, Bremen, Hamburg with 1,462 bombers. First use of P-51 Mustang long-range escort fighters
Diary December 13, 1918
World War One Diary for Friday, December 13, 1918: Politics France: President Wilson lands at Brest, arrives Paris on December 14 (receives freedom of city on December 16). Britain: Lloyd
Diary December 12, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, December 12, 1943: Home Fronts Germany: ROMMEL APPOINTED C-in-C OF ‘FORTRESS EUROPE’. Politics Czechoslovak-Soviet Treaty of Friendship and Mutual Assistance. Sea War Mediterranean: British destroyers
Diary December 12, 1918
World War One Diary for Thursday, December 12, 1918: Home Fronts Germany: Republican Guard formed. Britain: Men over 41 called up in 1918 to be demobilized. Horseflesh prices fixed due
Diary December 11, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, December 11, 1943: Air War Germany: Heavy 8th USAAF raid on Emden U-boat yards (20 planes lost). Americans ‘claim 138’ (!) German fighters shot down.
Diary December 11, 1918
World War One Diary for Wednesday, December 11, 1918: Eastern Front Mannerheim elected Regent of Finland (returns to Helsinki in triumph on December 22, white ‘Mannerheim’ bread comes from Allies).
Diary December 10, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Friday, December 10, 1943: Air War Britain: Night raid on Chelmsford; one Mosquito night-fighter destroys 3 Do 217 bombers.
Diary December 10, 1918
World War One Diary for Tuesday, December 10, 1918: Western Front President Poincare and Prime Minster Clemenceau enter Mulhouse, Alsace. AEF occupies West bank of Rhine from Andernach to Rolandseck
