Diary September 29, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, September 29, 1943: Mediterranean Italy: US 5th Army captures Castellamare and Pompeii (ancient ruins slightly damaged). British 8th Army enters Adriatic port of Manfredonia. Politics […]
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Diary September 29, 1918
World War One Diary for Sunday, September 29, 1918: Western Front Germany: Ludendorff severely depressed; he and Hindenburg insist on armistice and new government; Kaiser agrees. Cambrai: BEF RIGHT WING
Diary September 28, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, September 28, 1943: Air War Germany: 599 RAF bombers attacking Hannover and dropping 2,196t of bombs. Occupied Territories France: General Legentilhomme appointed Free French Commissioner
Diary September 28, 1918
World War One Diary for Saturday, September 28, 1918: Southern Fronts Salonika: Armistice talks begin at 1600 hours including General Lukov and Bulgar Finance Minister who hope for neutral status
Diary September 27, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Monday, September 27, 1943: Sea War Atlantic: During series of attacks on 6 convoys (September 27 – October 9) by 21 U-boats only 2 ships are
Diary September 27, 1918
World War One Diary for Friday, September 27, 1918: Western Front Meuse-Argonne: Franco-American advance slows. Montfaucon behind Michel Stellung and Varennes (Crown Prince’s 1916 Verdun observation point) captured, 23,000 PoWs.
Diary September 26, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, September 26, 1943: Sea War: Channel: British MGBs and Dutch MTBs attack German convoy; 2 cargo ships and a patrol boat sunk (night September 26-27).
Diary September 26, 1918
World War One Diary for Thursday, September 26, 1918: Western Front France – FOCH LAUNCHES GENERAL OFFENSIVE: 1st Phase (until October 15). BATTLE OF MEUSE-ARGONNE (until November 11): After 3
Diary September 25, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, September 25, 1943: Eastern Front Centrals Sector: RUSSIANS CAPTURE SMOLENSK. Sea War Pacific: Evacuation of Japanese garrison from Kolombangara (Solomons). 9,400 men taken off by
Diary September 25, 1918
World War One Diary for Wednesday, September 25, 1918: Air War Western Front: Rickenbacker awarded CMH; posthumous award to Texas ‘balloon-buster’ Lieutenant Frank Luke, 29 (killed on September 19 after
Diary September 24, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Friday, September 24, 1943: Sea War North Sea: Operation Probestueck (‘Test Piece’). 29 German E-boats lay mines off Harwich.
Diary September 24, 1918
World War One Diary for Tuesday, September 24, 1918: Western Front Germany: OHL informs Berlin Government that armistice talks inevitable. Somme: Anglo-French attack on 4-mile front east of Vermand to
Diary September 23, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, September 23, 1943: Mediterranean Italy: US 5th Army launches offensive north of Salerno. Sea War Mediterranean: Destroyer Eclipse sinks German torpedo boat and prison ship
Diary September 23, 1918
World War One Diary for Monday, September 23, 1918: Middle East Palestine: 500 British cavalry capture Acre and Haifa with 889 PoWs and 18 guns. Liman arrives in Damascus (stay
Diary September 22, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, September 22, 1943: Eastern Front Southern Sector: RUSSIAN 13TH ARMY CROSSES RIVER DNIEPER, south of Kiev – penetrating so-called ‘Eastern Rampart’ defences along right bank.
Diary September 22, 1918
World War One Diary for Sunday, September 22, 1918: Southern Fronts Serbia: Serb Second Army reaches Negotino on river Vardar, 20 miles north of line from September 14. Prilep-Gradsko rail
Diary September 21, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, September 21, 1943: Sea War Arctic: German battleship Tirpitz disabled by ‘X-Craft’ (British midget submarines) in Alta Fjord, North Norway. Pacific: Australian commandos enter Singapore
Diary September 21, 1918
World War One Diary for Saturday, September 21, 1918: Air War Palestine – RAF’S MOST DEVASTATING 1914-18 BATTLEFIELD INTERVENTIONS: Bristol Fighters and SE5s (105 planes in theatre) in 4 hours
Diary September 20, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Monday, September 20, 1943: Mediterranean Italy: British and US troops link up at Eboli. Sea War Indian Ocean: Italian submarine Cagni surrenders at Durban (South Africa).
Diary September 20, 1918
World War One Diary for Friday, September 20, 1918: Sea War Adriatic: Austrian coastal submarine U-47 (ex-German UB-47) sinks French submarine Circe (1 survivor) off Albania. Eastern Front Russia: Sovnarkom
