Diary May 4, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Monday, May 4, 1942: Sea War Pacific – BATTLE OF THE CORAL SEA (May 4-8): First carrier-versus-carrier naval battle (opposing surface ships never exchange fire). US […]
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Diary May 4, 1917
World War One Diary for Friday, May 4, 1917: Western Front Germany: All 52 German reseve divisions of April 1 have been engaged. Allies still have 30. Aisne: French XVIII
Diary May 3, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, May 3, 1942: Air War Britain – ‘Baedeker’ Raid on Exeter: 90 aircraft (7 lost) start conflagration in city centre. Cathedral and 9 churches wrecked;
Diary May 3, 1917
World War One Diary for Thursday, May 3, 1917: Western Front Artois – Third Battle of the Scarpe (until May 4): British attack on 16-mile front east of Arras with
Diary May 2, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, May 2, 1942: Southeast Asia Burma: FALL OF MANDALAY to the Japanese. Pacific Philippines: Japanese 240-mm AP shell blows up powder magazine on Corregidor, hurling
Diary May 2, 1917
World War One Diary for Wednesday, May 2, 1917: Air War Western Front: From behind BEF barrage hedge-hopping Nieuport fighters destroy 4 German balloons (7 destroyed similarly on May 7
Diary May 1, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Friday, May 1, 1942: Eastern Front Siege of Leningrad: 448,694 civilians evacuated by boat across Lake Ladoga, May-November 1942. Siege of Sebastopol: May Day celebrations and
Diary May 1, 1917
World War One Diary for Tuesday, May 1, 1917: Sea War Eastern Atlantic: HM submarine E54 sinks U-81 off Western Ireland. Mediterranean: In May 28 U-boats in Pola-Cattaro Flotilla. Allies
Diary April 30, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, April 30, 1942: Sea War Arctic: Cruiser Edinburgh torpedoed by U-boat U-456. Next day she is further damaged by 3 German destroyers (1 lost); Edinburgh
Diary April 30, 1917
World War One Diary for Monday, April 30, 1942: Air War Western Front: Clashes over front line as German two-seaters strafe British lines. Jasta 11 combined with 2 , 3
Diary April 29, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, April 29, 1942: Politics Germany: Hitler and Mussolini confer near Salzburg (April 29 and 30). Southeast Asia Burma: JAPANESE CUT BURMA ROAD by seizing town
Diary April 29, 1917
World War One Diary for Sunday, April 29, 1917: Air War Western Front: Richthofen scores 3 victories (50th to 52nd) in 3 sorties, including one Spad with one by brother
Diary April 28, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, April 28, 1942: Air War Mediterranean: Night raid on Alexandria (102 killed, 111 injured). Southeast Asia: Japanese incendiary raid on Lashio, at south end of
Diary April 28, 1917
World War One Diary for Saturday, April 28, 1917: Western Front France: PETAIN APPOINTED CHIEF OF FRENCH GENERAL STAFF; Paris anxious to restore confidence and apply a break to Aisne
Diary April 27, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Monday, April 27, 1942: Air War Norway: Halifax and Lancaster bombers attack battleship Tirpitz in Trondheim Fjord (nights April 27-28 and 28-29). 77 sorties, 7 aircraft
Diary April 27, 1917
World War One Diary for Friday, April 27, 1917: Home Fronts Russia: Lenin chairs Petrograd City Bolshevik Conference (until May 5). Kronstadt Soviet declares itself virtual republic in support (April
Diary April 26, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, April 26, 1942: Home Fronts Germany: Reichstag rubber stamps Hitler‘s assumption of total dictatorial powers.
Diary April 26, 1917
World War One Diary for Thursday, April 26, 1917: Sea War Britain: Admiralty Anti-Submarine Division director urges general convoy system, Jellicoe approves trial convoy from Gibraltar. Schooner Q-ship (NZ skipper
Diary April 25, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, April 25, 1942: Air War Eastern Front: Heavy raid on Leningrad. North Africa: Free French Bretagne bomber squadron attacks Italian outposts in South Libya.
Diary April 25, 1917
World War One Diary for Wednesday, April 25, 1917: Sea War North Sea: UB-18 (Steinbrinck) sinks Royal Navy sub E22 after latter tries to ram. Channel: German destroyers shell Dunkirk,
