Diary for Thursday, September 11, 1941: Eastern Front Operation Barbarossa, Siege of Leningrad: General Zhukov replaces Voroshilov as Leningrad Defence Commander – he immediately rouses the dispirited garrison to greater […]
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Diary for Sunday, September 10, 1916: Western Front Battle of the Somme: German counter-attack fails at Ginchy, British advance east of Guillemont, Rawlinson discusses tanks’ role in forthcoming attack. Eastern
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Diary for Wednesday, September 10, 1941: Sea War Pacific: New Zealand naval forces renamed ‘Royal New Zealand Navy’.
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Diary for Tuesday, September 9, 1941: Eastern Front Operation Barbarossa, Siege of Leningrad: Finns halt on northern outskirts of Leningrad (Finnish CinC having refused German demands to assist in the
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Diary for Saturday, September 9, 1916: African Fronts East Africa: Main British advance of 1st Division reaches Tulo but Lettow’s 2,200 men with 24 MGs check it at river Dutumi
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Diary for Friday, September 8, 1916: Western Front Germany: Hindenburg and Ludendorff in first visit to Western Front, hold meeting at Cambrai to develop new tactical doctrine of defence –
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Diary for Monday, September 8, 1941: Russian Front Operation Barbarossa, SIEGE OF LENINGRAD (Day 1): Panzers of German Army Group North reach shore of Lake Ladoga, east of the city;
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Diary for Thursday, September 7, 1916: African Fronts Actions near Kisaki (until September 8): c.2,600 Germans with 22 MGs beat 1,700 South Africans troops, forcing retreat and halt (until September
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Diary for Sunday, September 7, 1941: Sea War Baltic: Russian battleship Marat – trapped at Leningrad – bombards German forces attempting to encircle city. Bombardment supplemented by sister ship Oktyabrskaya
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Diary for Wednesday, September 6, 1916: Air War Western Front: Flight-Sergant McCudden (DH2 pilot in 29 Squadron) scores first of 57 victories in I Anzac Corps Ypres sector. Royal Flying
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Diary for Saturday, September 6, 1941: Russian Front Leningrad encircled. Germans capture Schlusselburg, 40 km east of Leningrad, at junction of river Neva and lake Ladoga. Home Fronts Hungary: General
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Diary for Tuesday, September 5, 1916: Western Front Battle of the Somme: British capture Falfemont Farm and link with French I Corps across Combles ravine (its attack to southeast fails
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Diary for Friday, September 5, 1941: Air War Norway: RAF B-17 Flying Fortresses attack pocket-battleship Admiral Scheer in Oslo Fjord (further abortive raid September 8).
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Diary for Monday, September 4, 1916: Western Front Battle of the Somme: Vain British attack on Falfemont Farm. Haig congratulates Rawlinson for finally capturing Guillemont. French VII Corps improves newly
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Diary for Thursday, September 4, 1941: Air War Germany: Russian night raid on Berlin (1 aircraft lost); 30 killed, 72 injured. Sea War Atlantic: Greer Incident. US destroyer/a> Greer attacked
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Diary for Sunday, September 3, 1916: Western Front Battle of the Somme: Fourth major joint Allied push to aid Rumania. At 1200 hours French Sixth Army attacks north of Somme,
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Diary for Wednesday, September 3, 1941: Eastern Front Operation Barbarossa: Russians counter-attack in Smolensk sector.
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Diary for Saturday, September 2, 1916: Air War Britain: Combined raid on London by 12 Navy and 4 Army Zeppelins thwarted by adverse weather, navigational and technical problems; c. 16t
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Diary for Tuesday, September 2, 1941: Home Front Italy: Fascist newspaper Il Popolo d’Italia reports that Hitler and Mussolini propose to unify Continent and foster ‘harmonious co-operation of all European
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Diary for Friday, September 1, 1916: Western Front Battle of the Somme: 4 German counter-attacks fail at High Wood (and on September 3, 8 and 15) but they recapture East
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