Diary October 29, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Friday, October 29, 1943: Mediterranean Italy: Port of Mondragone captured by 5th US Army.
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Diary October 29, 1918
World War One Diary for Tuesday, October 29, 1918: Southern Fronts Italian Front – AT 0830 HOURS AUSTRIANS SEEK ARMISTICE: Captain Ruggera takes white flag to Italian lines at Serravak
Diary October 28, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, October 28, 1943: Home Fronts USA: 530,000 coal miners on strike; Roosevelt commandeers mines, November 1; strike ends November 3. New Zealand: Butter rationed.
Diary October 28, 1918
World War One Diary for Monday, October 28, 1918: Middle East Mesopotamia – Battle of Sharqat (until October 30): 1/7th Gurkhas ferried over to Cassels after 33-mile march in 21
Diary October 27, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, October 27, 1943: Sea War Pacific: NZ forces land in Treasury lsland (Solomons). Home Fronts Britain: Death of (Miss) Radclyffe Hall, notorious author of ‘Well
Diary October 27, 1918
World War One Diary for Sunday, October 27, 1918: Southern Fronts Piave: Austrian counter-attacks recapture Mt Pertica (briefly), Istrice and Valderoa (600 PoWs). After wading across from 0645 hours Italians
Diary October 26, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, October 26, 1943: Home Fronts India: Wavell visits famine-stricken areas in Bengal; relief camps to be established.
Diary October 26, 1918
World War One Diary for Saturday, October 26, 1918: Southern Fronts Piave: Italian Grappa attacks mainly fail, gaining only Peak 1186 and Col del Cuc (Aosta Alpini Battalion 568 casualties
Diary October 25, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Monday, October 25, 1943: Eastern Front Southern sector: Russians recapture Dnepropetrovsk Dam. Occupied Territories Burma: Burma-Siam Railway (‘Death Railway’) completed by Allied PoWs and native coolies.
Diary October 25, 1918
World War One Diary for Friday, October 25, 1918: Southern Fronts Piave: British overrun rest of Papadopoli Island (night October 25-26) but flooding river delays main crossing. Italian Grappa attacks
Diary October 24, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, October 24, 1943: Sea War: North Sea: 32 German E-boats (2 lost) make unsuccessful attack on convoy off Cromer (night October 24-25).
Diary October 24, 1918
World War One Diary for Thursday, October 24, 1918: Southern Fronts Italian Front: BATTLE OF VITTORIO VENETO (THIRD PIAVE; until November 4) begins in rain on Caporetto first anniversary at
Diary October 23, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, October 23, 1943: Air War Germany: 486 RAF bombers attacking Kassel and dropping 1,824t of bombs. Mediterranean Italy: British 8th Army attacks across river Trigno,
Diary October 23, 1918
World War One Diary for Wednesday, October 23, 1918: Western Front Selle – Third phase: Byng’s Third Army (including 6 tanks) attacks Forest and Ovillers, captures Grand Champ Ridge, Rawlinson’s
Diary October 22, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Friday, October 22, 1943: Sea War Mediterranean: 3 Allied destroyers mined in Aegean (October 22-24).
Diary October 22, 1918
World War One Diary for Tuesday, October 22, 1918: Sea War North Sea: Levetzow delivers verbal operational order (Operations Plan No 19) to Hipper at Wilhelmshaven: ‘High Seas Fleet shall
Diary October 21, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, October 21, 1943: Occupied Territories Philippines: Japan grants ‘independence’ to Philippines. Malaya: SC Bose forms provisional government of ‘Free India’ at Singapore. Air War Mediterranean:
Diary October 21, 1918
World War One Diary for Monday, October 21, 1918: Southern Fronts Italian Front: Diaz’s final orders for upcoming offensive stress aim ‘to separate the Austrian forces on the Trentino from
Diary October 20, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, October 20, 1943: Air War Germany: 285 RAF and RCAF Lancaster bombers raid Leipzig in severe weather (1,085t bombs dropped). Mosquitoe bombers attack Berlin. 17
Diary October 20, 1918
World War One Diary for Sunday, October 20, 1918: Southern Fronts Serbia – Battle of Paracin (until October 23): Serb First Army attacks strong counter-attacking German rearguards in Upper Morava
