Diary December 9, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, December 9, 1943: Medierranean Italy: Important peaks, Monte Camino and Monte Maggiore, secured by 5th US Army after 9 days’ heavy fighting. Far East China: […]
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Diary December 9, 1918
World War One Diary for Monday, December 9, 1918: Western Front German delegates for renewal of Armistice (Erzberger, Oberndorff and Vanselow) leave Berlin for Trier. King George V at Zeebrugge;
Diary December 8, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, December 8, 1943: Sea War Pacific: US battleships and destroyers pound Nauru Island; US destroyer Boyd damaged by Japanese batteries.
Diary December 8, 1918
World War One Diary for Sunday, December 8, 1918: Western Front British 1st Cavalry Division reaches Rhine on broad front and secures crossings. AEF enters Koblenz. Petain ceremonially created Marshal
Diary December 7, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, December 7, 1943: Home Fronts USA: Battleship Wisconsin launched at Philadelphia Navy Yard.
Diary December 7, 1918
World War One Diary for Saturday, December 7, 1918: Middle East Armenia: Turk evacuation complete to 1877 frontier. Politics Bukovina: Deputation arrives at Jassy to pursue union with Rumania. Home
Diary December 6, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Monday, December 6, 1943: Mediterranean Italy: British 8th Army crosses river Moro.
Diary December 6, 1918
World War One Diary for Friday, December 6, 1918: Western Front Cologne entered by British 2nd Cavalry brigade and armoured cars. City designated headquarter Allied Occupation Zone 3. Local authorities
Diary December 5, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, December 5, 1943: Air War Western Europe: Fighter-bombers of RAF, 2nd TAF, and US 9th AF attack V-1 launching sites in Pas de Calais. Far
Diary December 5, 1918
World War One Diary for Thursday, December 5, 1918: Southern Fronts Balkans: War Office informs General Milne that British forces remain under Franchet d’Esperey’s general control excluding troops sent to
Diary December 4, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, December 4, 1943: Sea War Pacific: US Fast Carrier Task Force raids Kwajalein: 386 planes (5 lost) sink 6 transports and damage 2 cruisers. 55
Diary December 4, 1918
World War One Diary for Wednesday, December 4, 1918: Politics Yugoslavia: National Council proclaims union of all Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. USA: President Wilson sails for France. Poland: Ultimatum for
Diary December 3, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Friday, December 3, 1943: Air War Germany: Goering orders Peltz – commanding German bomber forces in the West – ‘To avenge the terror attacks of the
Diary December 3, 1918
World War One Diary for Tuesday, December 3, 1918: Eastern Front South Russia: Red Army takes Valuiki. Sea War North Sea: Harwich Force detaches cruisers Centaur and Coventry for Baltic
Diary December 2, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, December 2, 1943: Air War Mediterranean – Bari air raid disaster: 96 German bombers carry out low-level night raid on Bari in Italy (2 munition
Diary December 2, 1918
World War One Diary for Monday, December 2, 1918: Home Fronts USA: Wilson tells Congress he is going to Europe. Britain: Iron and steel subsidies’ I removal for 1919 announced.
Diary December 1, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, December 1, 1943: Air War Germany: B-17 Fortress bombers attack Solingen, east of Duesseldorf, for second successive day.
Diary December 1, 1918
World War One Diary for Sunday, December 1, 1918: Western Front BEF and AEF cross pre-1870 German frontier: British Second Army (11 divisions plus 1st Cavalry Division) cross between Oudler
Diary November 30, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, November 30, 1943: Eastern Front Central Sector: Russians now within 11 km of Zhlobin. Sea War Merchant shipping losses in November 1943: 14 Allied ships
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.
