World War One Diary for Wednesday, October 11, 1916: African Fronts East Africa: 1/2nd KAR defeat c.76 Germans in Kilwa, push to Fort Kibata (seized October 14). Eastern Front Transylvania […]
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WW2 War Diary for Friday, October 10, 1941: Sea War Black Sea: Rumanian minelayer Regele Carol I sinks in Russian minefield.
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World War One Diary for Tuesday, October 10, 1916: Western Front Battle of the Somme: In the south French Sixth Army resumes offensive (until October 21); woods captured northwest of
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WW2 War Diary for Thursday, October 9, 1941: Neutrals Panama: President Arias overthrown in bloodless coup.
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World War One Diary for Monday, October 9, 1916: Southern Fronts Eighth Battle of the Isonzo (until October 12): Italian Second and Third Armies’ 225 battalions; 26 dismounted squadrons; 1,305
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Second World War Diary for Wednesday, October 8, 1941: Eastern Front Operation Barbarossa: Germans capture Orel, southwest of Moscow.
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Great War Diary for Sunday, October 8, 1916: Sea War Atlantic – FIRST U-BOAT SINKING OFF US COAST: 5 merchant ships (3 British, 1 Dutch, 1 Norwegian) worth 20,388t captured
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Second World War Diary for Tuesday, October 7, 1941: Eastern Front Operation Barbarossa, BATTLE OF VYAZMA. Panzers break through ‘Vyazma Defence Line’. 6 Russian armies encircled (ends October 14). Home
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Great War Diary for Saturday, October 7, 1916: Western Front Battle of the Somme: Franco-British attack at 1345 hours on AlbertBapaume road. British advance 1,000 yards and 23rd Division recaptures
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Second World War Diary for Monday, October 6, 1941: Eastern Front Operation Barbarossa: BATTLE OF BRYANSK. Guderian‘s Panzers capture Bryansk southwest of Moscow and link up with 2nd Army (October
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Great War Diary for Friday, October 6, 1916: Southern Fronts Macedonia: Allied attack on Sarrail‘s orders, only Serbs gain shallow Crna bridgehead at Brod for heavy losses (until October 7)
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Second World War Diary for Sunday, October 5, 1941: Air War North Africa: RAF night raid on Tripoli. Occupied Terrtories France: Germans blow up six Paris synagogues. Neutrals Vichy France:
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Great War Diary for Thursday, October 5, 1916: Western Front Battle of the Somme: British advance northwest of Eaucourt; French advance east of Morval. Verdun: OHL letter to German Crown
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Great War Diary for Wednesday, October 4, 1941: Air War North Africa: RAF night raid on Benghazi.
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Great War Diary for Wednesday, October 4, 1916: Sea War Eastern Mediterranean: U35 (Arnauld) sinks French auxiliary cruiser Gallia (14,900t) off Cape Matapan, carrying 2,000 French and Serb troops. Panic
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Second World War Diary for Friday, October 3, 1941: Home Fronts Germany: Hitler claims in Berlin speech that ‘this enemy (Russia) has already been broken and will never rise again
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Great War Diary for Tuesday, October 3, 1916: Eastern Front Transylvania – Battle of Kronstadt and the Geisterwald (until October 9): Falkenhayn attacks Rumanian Second Army, forces it from Fogaras
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Second World War Diary for Thursday, October 2, 1941: Eastern Front Operation Barbarossa – Operation Taifun: Main German armies committed to drive on Moscow. Hitler issues Order of the Day:
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Great War Diary for Monday, October 2, 1916: Western Front Battle of the Somme: German counter-attack at Eaucourt. British lose Le Sars, weather breaks: ‘rain fell in torrents, and the
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Second World War Diary for Wednesday, October 1, 1941: Eastern Front Operation Barbarossa: Finnish troops capture Petrozavodsk, on Leningrad–Murmansk railway in Eastern Karelia. However, the Russians later finish a discharge
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