Diary August 23, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, August 23, 1942: Air War Eastern Front – STALINGRAD ‘TERROR’ RAID: 600 German bombers, Stukas and Ju 52 bomber/transports attack city throughout night August 23-24 […]
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Diary August 23, 1917
World War One Diary for Thursday, August 23, 1917: Southern Fronts Isonzo: Italians take 5 mountain peaks on 12 1/2 mile front as Austrian fires and demolitions signal their retreat
Diary August 22, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, August 22, 1942: Eastern Front Stalingrad: Panzers make narrow breach in Russian line at Vertyachi, north of the city. Home Fronts USA: Death of Michael
Diary August 22, 1917
World War One Diary for Wednesday, August 22, 1917: Western Front Ypres: 4 British divisions with 16 tanks engaged before St Julien, 2 more with 18 tanks south of Fortuin
Diary August 21, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Friday, August 21, 1942: Pacific Solomons – BATTLE OF TENARU RIVER: US Marines annihilate first contingent of Japanese reinforcements on Guadalcanal. Eastern Front Caucasus: Germans plant
Diary August 21, 1917
World War One Diary for Tuesday, August 21, 1917: Southern Fronts Isonzo: Bersaglieri storm Ossoinica and Osedrih (lost). Tortona Brigade takes Mt Kuk (2,004 ft); Mt Jelinek taken from 3
Diary August 20, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, August 20, 1942: Air War Pacific: US F4F Wildcat fighters and Dauntless dive-bombers flown into Henderson Field (Guadalcanal), called the ‘Cactus Air Force’. Eastern Front:
Diary August 20, 1917
World War One Diary for Monday, August 20, 1917: Western Front Ypres: Since July 31, 17 German divisions ‘used up’ according to General Kuhl, CoS to Rupprecht. British attack profitably
Diary August 19, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, August 19, 1942: Western Front France – DIEPPE RAID (Operation Jubilee): 6,100 Canadian troops and British Commandos (including elements of an US Ranger bataillon) with
Diary August 19, 1917
World War One Diary for Sunday, August 19, 1917: Western Front Ypres: Slight advance by British troops on Ypres-Poelcapelle road in which 12 tanks (1 ditched) capture pillboxes at St
Diary August 18, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, August 18, 1942: Africa Alamein: General Alexander appointed C-in-C Middle East, in place of Auchinleck; Lieutenant-general Montgomery replaces Ritchie as GOC 8th Army – special
Diary August 18, 1917
World War One Diary for Saturday, August 18, 1917: Southern Fronts Italian Front – ELEVENTH BATTLE OF THE ISONZO (the Bainsizza, until September 12): After barrage from 0600 hours Italian
Diary August 17, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Monday, August 17, 1942: Air War Western Europe: FIRST ‘ALL-AMERICAN’ BOMBING RAID OVER EUROPE IN WW2. 12 B-17 Fortress bombers of 8th AAF, led by Brigade-General
Diary August 17, 1917
World War One Diary for Friday, August 17, 1917: Air War Germany: Kaiser decides Navy will be limited to 25 Zeppelins and only build replacements every 2 months instead of
Diary August 16, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, August 16, 1942: Sea War Arctic – Operation Wunderland (August 16-30): Heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer penetrates into Kara Sea to attack Russian shipping. Secret War
Diary August 16, 1917
World War One Diary for Thursday, August 16, 1917: Home Fronts Germany: OHL remove General Groener from War Office (to 33rd Division at Verdun), General Scheuch succeeds, but put under
Diary August 15, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, August 15, 1942: Air War Europe: Pathfinder Force established within RAF Bomber Command under Air Commander Bennett. (First operation against Flensburg shipyards, night August 18-19.)
Diary August 15, 1917
World War One Diary for Wednesday, August 15, 1917: Politics Britain: US troops pass through London. War Cabinet decides to send 8 guns to Russia (none sent since March and
Diary August 14, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Friday, August 14, 1942: Sea War Mediterranean: 74 German and Italian aircraft, 2 submarines and an MTB make unsuccessful attacks on British cruiser-destroyer escort force returning
Diary August 14, 1917
World War One Diary for Tuesday, August 14, 1917: Eastern Front Rumania: German Alpenkorps storms Height 334 as Russian VIII Corps flees. Sea War Germany: Scheer writes to Navy Minister
