Diary August 11, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, August 11, 1942: Sea War Mediterranean: Carrier Eagle sunk by U-boat U-73 north of Algiers (260 killed). Pacific: Japanese Combined Fleet leaves home waters for […]
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Diary August 11, 1917
World War One Diary for Saturday, August 11, 1917: Western Front Ypres: German counter-attacks east of Ypres, part of Glencorse Wood recaptured. Eastern Front Rumania: Mackensen forces river Sereth at
Diary August 10, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Monday, August 10, 1942: Sea War Mediterranean – OPERATION PEDESTAL: 14-ship British convoy leaves Gibraltar for Malta under heavy escort – only 4 transports and burning
Diary August 10, 1917
World War One Diary for Friday, August 10, 1917: Middle East Palestine: Allenby told he will get a division from Salonika, must ‘strike the Turks as hard as possible’; he
Diary August 9, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, August 9, 1942: Sea War Pacific: Following Savo Island debacle, all US transports and escorting warships have to be temporarily withdrawn from Guadalcanal area. Air
Diary August 9, 1917
World War One Diary for Thursday, August 9, 1917: Eastern Front Rumania: Mackensen beyond river Susitza threatens Allied rear. Lieutenant Rommel wounded in left arm but carries on for two
Diary August 8, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, August 8, 1942: Sea War Pacific – BATTLE OF SAVO (night August 8-9): Japanese cruisers destroy 4 cruisers – USS Astoria, Quincey and Vincennes and
Diary August 8, 1917
World War One Diary for Wednesday, August 8, 1917: Eastern Front Galicia: Turk 20th Division hands over its sector to German 24th Reserve Division (night August 8-9) before leaving for
Diary August 7, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Friday, August 7, 1942: Pacific Solomons – Operation Watchtower: US MARINES LAND ON GUADALCANAL and Tulagi. On the former the few Japanese construction troops and Korean
Diary August 7, 1917
World War One Diary for Tuesday, August 7, 1917: Home Fronts Britain: Churchill sees Clyde deportee Kirkwood, makes him Miie-End London shell factory manager on August 10 and by late
Diary August 6, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, August 6, 1942: Politics Britain: Government formally denounces Munich Agreement of September 1938. Governments-in-Exile Holland: Queen Wilhelmina addresses joint session of US Congress.
Diary August 6, 1917
World War One Diary for Monday, August 6, 1917: Eastern Front Rumania – Battle of Marasesti second phase begins (until September 3): Mackensen (12 divisions with 865 guns) storms positions
Diary August 5, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, August 5m 1942: Africa Western Desert: Churchill visits 8th Army; decides to replace Auchinleck. Eastern Front Central Russia: Heavy fighting in Rzhev sector.
Diary August 5, 1917
World War One Diary for Sunday, August 5, 1917: Middle East Armenia: Russian troops being withdrawn to Europe acroos the Caucasus. In August British estimate 123,500 effective Russian infantry vs
Diary August 4, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, August 4, 1942: Home Fronts Britain: House of Commons passes Bill transferring jurisdiction over offences committed by American service-men from British civil courts to US
Diary August 4, 1917
World War One Diary for Saturday, August 4, 1917: Sea War Irish Sea: UC-44 sunk on UC-42 mines off Waterford after Room 40 sends bogus signal in code Germans discovered
Diary August 3, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Monday, August 3, 1942: Air War Eatern Front: Russian naval planes attack Luftwaffe bomber base near Sea of Azov.
Diary August 3, 1917
World War One Diary for Friday, August 3, 1917: Western Front Artois: British success on ‘Infantry Hill’. Unsuccessful Allied attack astride the Scarpe on August 9. Ypres: German 2nd Guard
Diary August 2, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, August 2, 1942: Home Fronts India: Mahatma Gandhi warns that Indian people will welcome Japanese invasion unless British grant full independence.
Diary August 2, 1917
World War One Diary for Thursday, August 2, 1917: Air War North Sea – First aircraft landing on a ship steaming: RNAS Squadron-Commander Dunning’s Sopwith Pup side-slips onto HMS Furious
