Diary February 2, 1941
Diary for Sunday, February 2, 1941: Sea War Mediterranean: Swordfish planes from aircraft carrier Ark Royal make unsuccessful attack on Tirso Dam (Sardinia).
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Diary February 1, 1916
Diary for Tuesday, February 1, 1916: Western Front Verdun: Major-General Beeg, commander of the artillery of the German Fifth Army, informs Falkenhayn that all 1,220 additional guns (including 13 Big
Diary February 1, 1941
Diary for Saturday, February 1, 1941: East Africa British capture Agordat (Eritrea). Home Fronts South Africa: Serious riots in Johannesburg between off-duty soldiers and members of Burs Ossewabrandwag (‘Ox-wagon Guard’):
Diary January 31, 1916
Diary for Monday, January 31, 1916: Air War Britain: First German airship raid on the Midlands by 9 Zeppelins (night January 31-February 1) sporadic and off course, Liverpool not reached
Diary January 31, 1941
Diary for Friday, January 31, 1941: Air War Britain: Three London hospitals damaged by ‘hit-and-run’ raiders.# Politics Vichy French authorities in Indochina sign armistice with Thailand aboard Japanese warship off
Diary January 30, 1916
Diary for Sunday, January 30, 1916: Home Fronts Britain: War Savings Committees begun. France: BEF arrest Attorney-General F E Smith for visiting Churchill’s HQ without a pass. He, Bonar Law
Diary January 30, 1941
Diary for Thursday, January 30, 1941: North Africa British capture Derna (Libya). Air War Britain: German ‘hit-and-run’ raiders attack London in cloudy weather. Me 109Es strafe Dover balloon barrage.
Diary January 29, 1916
Diary for Saturday, January 29, 1916: Secret War Britain: Mother prototype tank begins successful trials. Western Front Somme: German Second Army success northeast of Dampierre. Eastern Front Alexeiev (Russian Chief
Diary January 29, 1941
Diary for Wednesday, January 29, 1941: East Africa South Africans invade Italian Somaliland (1st South African, 11th and 12th African (native) divisions). Air War He 111 bombers drop mines by
Diary January 28, 1916
Diary for Friday, January 28, 1916: Eastern Front Russia: Prince Lvov and the Mayor of Moscow visit General Alexeiev; Army morale much improved but hardly an able officer above regiment
Diary January 28, 1941
Diary for Tuesday, January 28, 1941: Sea War Mediterranean: British submarine Rorqual lays mines off Adriatic coast port of Ancona.
Diary January 27, 1916
Diary for Thursday, January 27, 1916: Western Front Flanders and Artois: German attacks at Loos and Neuville-St Vaast. Argonne: Mining and counter-mining activity. Verdun: Falkenhayn‘s final orders for Operation ‘Gericht’,
Diary January 27, 1941
Diary for Monday, January 27, 1941: Sea War Mediterranean: British sub Upholder operates against Italian convoy route, Trapani (Sicily) – Tripoli.
Diary January 26, 1916
Diary for Wednesday, January 26, 1916: Southern Fronts Falkenhayn orders Gallwitz to prepare attack across Greek frontier; despite Bulgar protests Germans stock shells at Veles, but single-line railway overstrained. African
Diary January 26, 1941
Diary for Sunday, January 26, 1941: East Africa British capture Biscia in Eritrea. Politics Wendell Willkie, defeated US presidential candidate, visits London.
Diary January 25, 1916
Diary for Tuesday, January 25, 1916: Middle East Armenia: Russian battalion seizes key Kargapazar (‘Crow Bazaar’) Ridge (c.9750 ft); 15 miles northeast of Erzerum. Whole 4th Caucasus Rifle Division concentrates
Diary January 25, 1941
Diary for Saturday, January 25, 1941: Balkans Many cases of frostbite are reported on both sides (Greeks and Italians) in wild mountain battle areas of South Albania. Italian soldiers also
Diary January 24, 1916
Diary for Monday, January 24, 1916: Sea War North Sea: Vice-Admiral Reinhard Scheer becomes C-in-C German High Seas Fleet in succession to Pohl (resigns January 19, dies in February of
Diary January 24, 1941
Diary for Friday, January 24, 1941: Politics Lord Halifax, new British Ambassador to USA, arrives aboard new battleship King George V.
Diary January 23, 1916
Diary for Sunday, January 23, 1916: Air War First Royal Flying Corps all-FE2b two-seat pusher squadron (No 20) reaches France (No 25 on 20 February; No 23 on 16 March;
