Diary March 1, 1917
World War One Diary for Thursday, March 1, 1917: Sea War During March an average of 40 U-boats at sea per day and maximum of 57. Shipping entering British ports […]
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Diary February 28, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, February 28, 1942: Home Fronts Germany: Dr Mansfeld appointed Reich Labour Controller with overall responsibility for the exploitation of foreign workers and PoWs in the
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Diary February 28, 1917
World War One Diary for Wednesday, February 28, 1917: Home Fronts Germany: Only 60,000 Auxiliary Service Law Volunteers (mainly women) instead of 200,000 hoped for. Russia: Duma member Kerensky calls
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Diary February 27, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Friday, February 27, 1942: Home Fronts Germany: Orders given for the building of 5 crematoria at Auschwitz, capable of ‘processing’ 12,000 gas chamber victims per day.
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Diary February 27, 1917
World War One Diary for Tuesday, February 27, 1917: Neutrals USA: John M Browning demonstrates his new short recoil, water-cooled machine-gun. President Wilson says Laconia sinking(from February 25, when four
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Diary February 26, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, February 26, 1942: Air War Germany: RAF cripples German battlecruiser Gneisenau at Kiel; a complete rebuilding (with the original 38-cm guns) is planned, but never
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Diary February 26, 1917
World War One Diary for Monday, February 26, 1917: Air War Macedonia: 20 aircraft of KG 1 (transferred from Bucharest) surprise bomb French Gorgop airfield; 8 French aircraft destroyed, 4
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Diary February 25, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, February 25, 1942: Air War Germany: RAF night raid on Kiel (repeated next 2 nights). Southeast Asia Burma: Retreating British use ‘scorched earth’ tactics in
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Diary February 25, 1917
World War One Diary for Sunday, February 25, 1917: Western Front France: Prime Minister Briand proposes that ‘In order to ensure unity of command on the Western Front, the French
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Diary February 24, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, February 24, 1942: Sea War Pacific: WAKE ISLAND RAID. US carrier Enterprise launches air strike against Wake Island (similar attack on nearby Marcus Island, March
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Diary February 24, 1917
World War One Diary for Saturday, February 24, 1917: Middle East Mesopotamia: Turks abandon Kut, retreat west on Baghdad losing 1,730 PoWs and 4 guns but British Cavalry Division fails
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Diary February 23, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Monday, February 23, 1942: Eastern Front Central sector: Russian troops recapture Dorogobuzh, east of Smolensk. Southern sector: Russian troops reach river Dnieper in strength. Politics Mutual
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Diary February 23, 1917
World War One Diary for Friday, February 23, 1917: Middle East Mesopotamia – Main Tigris crossing: 14th Indian Division (350 casualties) makes dawn crossing into Shumran Peninsula 7 miles west
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Diary February 22, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, February 22, 1942: Air War Britain: Air Marshal Harris becomes AOC-in-C RAF Bomber Command. Home Fronts Britain: Colonel Llewellyn appointed Minister of Aircraft Production; Grigg
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Diary February 22, 1917
World War One Diary for Thursday, February 22, 1917: Home Fronts France: 150 Renault FT-17 light tanks ordered. Southern Fronts Isonzo: Captain Mussolini on Carso (Sector 144) in grenade or
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Diary February 21, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, February 21, 1942: Southeast Asia Burma: British troops begin withdrawal over river Sittang (night February 21-22). Politics Portugal: Salazar makes ‘energetic protest’ against Japanese occupation
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Diary February 21, 1917
World War One Diary for Wednesday, February 21, 1917: Southern Fronts Trentino: Italian guns destroy Austrian railhead at Tarvis. Macedonia: General Lyautey approves Sarrail‘s spring offensive plan submitted February 8
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Diary February 20, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Friday, February 20, 1942: Air War Eastern Front – Demiansk Airlift: force of Ju 52s (increasing from 40 in February to 300 in May) maintains trapped
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Diary February 20, 1917
World War One Diary for Tuesday, February 20, 1917: Secret War Austria: Note invites Prince Sixtus to Vienna for peace talks. Emperor Charles hints at separate peace. Middle East Arabia
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Diary February 19, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, February 19, 1942: Sea War Pacific: THE DARWIN RAID. Japanese Carrier Force and land-based bombers make devastating strikes on Port Darwin, sinking or damaging 16
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