Diary August 1, 1916
Diary for Tuesday, August 1, 1916: Southern Fronts Macedonia: Allies spread over 170-mile front but not yet ready due to heat, poor roads and supply difficulties. Russian Brigade of 5,000 […]
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Diary July 31, 1916
Diary for Monday, July 31, 1916: Western Front 5 German divisions sent from Western Front to Eastern Front during July. Joffre summons Foch to get him to persuade (vainly) Haig
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Diary July 31, 1941
Diary for Thursday, July 31, 1941: Home Fronts Germany: THE ‘FINAL SOLUTION’ ORDER. Goering, on Hitler‘s instructions, orders Heydrich to make ‘all necessary preparations … for bringing about the complete
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Diary July 30, 1916
Diary for Sunday, July 30, 1916: Western Front Battle of the Somme: Very hot, clear day. Joint Franco-British attack north of Somme improves situation on Allied right flank, Guillemont entered
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Diary July 30, 1941
Diary for Wednesday, July 30, 1941: Sea War Polar Sea: British carriers Victorious and Furious raid Petsamo (Finland) and Kirkenes (Norway). 13 of 29 aircraft from Victorious are shot down
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Diary July 29, 1916
Diary for Saturday, July 29, 1916: Western Front Battle of the Somme: Two failed German attempts to retake Delville Wood. Hand-to-hand fighting north of Pozieres; Germans repulse Australian attack on
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Diary July 29, 1941
Diary for Tuesday, July 29, 1941: Home Fronts Germany: General Ludwig von Schroeder, former head of civil defence and president of 13,000,000-strong ‘Air Raid Protection League’, dies of injuries received
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Diary July 28, 1916
Diary for Friday, July 28, 1916: Eastern Front Brusilov Offensive resumes. Pripet: 250,000 Russians (gas shell barrage on part of sector) against 115,000 Austro-German troops. Lesch and Kaledin partly cross
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Diary July 28, 1941
Diary for Monday, July 28, 1941: Air War Mediterranean: RAF destroy 36 aircraft during raids on airfields in Sicily. General Federigi, CO Italian Regia Aeronautica in Central Mediterranean, reported killed
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Diary July 27, 1916
Diary for Thursday, July 27, 1916: Western Front Battle of the Somme: British advance in Delville Wood, fighting continues near Pozieres and at Longueval. Aisne and Champagne: German diversionary attacks.
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Diary July 27, 1941
Diary for Sunday, July 27, 1941: Air War Britain: Night raid on London by 50 aircraft (4 lost).
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Diary July 26, 1916
Diary for Wednesday, July 26, 1916: African Fronts East Africa: Gold Coast Regiment lands at Mombasa (2nd West Indian Regiment arrives on July 27). Western Desert: British-Italian armoured car raid
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Diary July 26, 1941
Diary for Saturday, July 26, 1941: Occupied Countries France: Marx Dormoy, former Minister of Interior and outspoken critic of Vichy Government, killed by terrorist bomb; aged 51. Politics Japan: All
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Diary July 25, 1916
Diary for Tuesday, July 25, 1916: Western Front Battle of the Somme: All German troops cleared from Pozieres village. Haig, Foch and Fayolle agree joint attack for July 30. Rawlinson
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Diary July 25, 1941
Diary for Friday, July 25, 1941: Sea War Mediterranean: Attempted night raid on shipping in Grand Harbour, Malta, by Italian explosive boats and ‘human torpedoes’.
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Diary July 24, 1916
Diary for Monday, July 24, 1916: African Fronts East Africa: NRFF (1,200 soldiers) defeats Captain Braunschweig’s Southern Detachment at Malangali, drives it towards Iringa. Belgian battalion takes Kasulu. Western Front
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Diary July 24, 1941
Diary for Thursday, July 24, 1941: Air War France: 149 RAF bombers attack Brest, Cherbourg and La Pallice where battlecruiser Scharnhorst is damaged.
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Diary July 23, 1916
Diary for Sunday, July 23, 1916: Western Front Battle of the Somme: Battle of Pozieres Ridge (second phase of Somme battle) begins (until September 3). Anzac Corps captures Pozieres village,
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Diary July 23, 1941
Diary for Wednesday, July 23, 1941: Far East Indo-China: Vichy French permit Japanese to establish naval and air bases in south Indo-China.
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Diary July 22, 1916
Diary for Saturday, July 22, 1916: Southern Fronts Trentino: Alpini battalion and 154th Regiment night attack and gain footing north of Mt Cimone summit (July 23) dominating Arsiero to south
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