Diary February 19, 1917
World War One Diary for Monday, February 19, 1917: Secret War Britain: Royal Navy Room 40 deciphers Zimmermann Telegram full text, shows it to US Embassy, Balfour gives Hall free […]
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Diary February 18, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, February 18, 1942: Sea War Atlantic: Free French submarine Surcouf (world’s largest sub) sunk in collision with US merchantman. Air War Pacific: RAF and RAAF
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Diary February 18, 1917
World War One Diary for Sunday, February 18, 1917: Western Front Somme: British troops repulse German attack on their new positions above Baillescourt Farm (north of river Ancre). Home Fronts
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Diary February 17, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, February 17, 1942: Home Fronts Britain: Commons debate on escape of German battlecruisers from Brest. Churchill announces setting up of commission of inquiry under Mr
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Diary February 17, 1917
World War One Diary for Saturday, February 17, 1917: Western Front Somme: 3 BEF Fifth Army divisons (3,800 casualties) gain 500-1000 yards with 773 PoWs in two attacks at Miraumont
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Diary February 16, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Monday, February 16, 1942: Sea War Atlantic – Operation Neuland: 2 U-boats make simultaneous attacks on oil installations and tankers at Curacao and Aruba. 7 tankers
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Diary February 16, 1917
World War One Diary for Friday, February 16, 1917: Western Front France: Nivelle visits Haig at Montreuil, latter unaware that Lloyd George dealing with Nivelle direct. Nivelle reviews British 7th
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Diary February 15, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, February 15, 1942: Far East Malaya: FALL OF SINGAPORE. General Percival surrenders unconditionally to General Yamashita, who was outnumbered more than 1-to-3. 80,000 PoWs taken,
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Diary February 15, 1917
World War One Diary for Thursday, February 15, 1917: Western Front Flanders: German trench raids near Laos, west of Messines and northeast of Ypres. Champagne: Nivelle’s instructions issued for general
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Diary February 14, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, February 14, 1942: Air War Pacific: Japanese paratroops land at Palembang (Sumatra). Dutch destroy one oil refinery, but the second and airfield are captured. Germany:
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Diary February 14, 1917
World War One Diary for Wednesday, February 14, 1917: Neutrals USA: German ambassador Ct Bernstorff sails from Hoboken NJ (home March 14, 1917). Congress votes funds for fortifications and $3.6
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Diary February 13, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, February 13, 1942: Far East Malaya: Japanese cut off water supply to Singapore. Eastern Front Central Sector: Russians re-enter Byelorussia. Sea War Pacific: Japanese bombers
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Diary February 13, 1917
World War One Diary for Tuesday, February 13, 1917: Home Fronts France: Mata Hari arrested in Paris. Western Front Artois: British trench raid northeast of Arras (40 PaWs). African Fronts
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Diary February 12, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, February 12, 1942: Sea War Pacific: ‘Anzac Squadron’ formed at Suva (Fiji) – cruisers Australia, Chicago (American), Achilles and Leander plus 2 US destroyers. Politics
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Diary February 12, 1917
World War One Diary for Monday, February 12, 1917: Politics Austria: Emperor Charles meets Kaiser Wilhelm II at Vienna and refuses to break relations with USA. Western Front Somme: Successful
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Diary February 11, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, February 11, 1942: Sea War THE CHANNEL DASH (Operation Cerberus): German battlecruisers Gneisenau, Scharnhorst and heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen leave Brest (night February 11-12) under
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Diary February 11, 1917
World War One Diary for Sunday, February 11, 1917: Air War Western Front – First successful night aircraft vs aircraft combat: Germans Peter and Frohwein in DFW CV destroy 2
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Diary February 10, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, February 10, 1942: Occupied Territories Russia: Only 702 of 30,000 Jews in Dnepropetrovsk (Ukraine) have escaped repeated SS massacres. Sea War Atlantic: Churchill offers to
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Diary February 10, 1917
World War One Diary for Saturday, February 10, 1917: Middle East Mesopotamia: 60-pounder battery severs Turk Shumran Bridge at 9,600 yards range and forces it West. Western Front Somme: British
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Diary February 9, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Monday, February 9, 1942: Southeast-Asia Burma: Japanese cross river Salween. Air War Pacific: Japanese raid airfields near Batavia, capital of Dutch East Indies. Home Fronts USA:
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