Diary March 4, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, March 4, 1942: Air War Mediterranean: 394 raids on Malta, by day and night, over previous 2 months. Pacific East Indies: Lieutenant General Hein ter […]
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Diary March 4, 1917
World War One Diary for Sunday, March 4, 1917: Home Fronts Russia: Food riots in Petrograd (and on March 6 and 7), France: Tubercular Ex-Soldiers Flag Day. Britain: War Office
Diary March 3, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, March 3, 1942: Air War Western Europe: Renault works at Billancourt (Paris) severely damaged in RAF night raid: some casualties among 3,000-strong French workforce. Avro
Diary March 3, 1917
World War One Diary for Saturday, March 3, 1917: Western Front Somme: British advance east of Gommecourt (until March 5). Aisne: German 51st Reserve Division raid south of Ripont and
Diary March 2, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Monday, March 2, 1942: Home Front Australia: All civilians now liable for compulsory war service. Air War Mediterranean: Wellington bombers destroy munition ship Cuma at Palermo
Diary March 2, 1917
World War One Diary for Friday, March 2, 1917: Middle East Persia: Russian general Baratov reoccupies Hamadan, Kangavar and Sehna (March 5). Politics Germany: Zimmermann tells press his telegram is
Diary March 1, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, March 1, 1942: Sea War Pacific: HMS Exeter sunk by Japanese cruisers and destroyers south of Borneo. US destroyer Pope crippled by dive bombers and
Diary March 1, 1917
World War One Diary for Thursday, March 1, 1917: Sea War During March an average of 40 U-boats at sea per day and maximum of 57. Shipping entering British ports
Diary February 28, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, February 28, 1942: Home Fronts Germany: Dr Mansfeld appointed Reich Labour Controller with overall responsibility for the exploitation of foreign workers and PoWs in the
Diary February 28, 1917
World War One Diary for Wednesday, February 28, 1917: Home Fronts Germany: Only 60,000 Auxiliary Service Law Volunteers (mainly women) instead of 200,000 hoped for. Russia: Duma member Kerensky calls
Diary February 27, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Friday, February 27, 1942: Home Fronts Germany: Orders given for the building of 5 crematoria at Auschwitz, capable of ‘processing’ 12,000 gas chamber victims per day.
Diary February 27, 1917
World War One Diary for Tuesday, February 27, 1917: Neutrals USA: John M Browning demonstrates his new short recoil, water-cooled machine-gun. President Wilson says Laconia sinking(from February 25, when four
Diary February 26, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, February 26, 1942: Air War Germany: RAF cripples German battlecruiser Gneisenau at Kiel; a complete rebuilding (with the original 38-cm guns) is planned, but never
Diary February 26, 1917
World War One Diary for Monday, February 26, 1917: Air War Macedonia: 20 aircraft of KG 1 (transferred from Bucharest) surprise bomb French Gorgop airfield; 8 French aircraft destroyed, 4
Diary February 25, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, February 25, 1942: Air War Germany: RAF night raid on Kiel (repeated next 2 nights). Southeast Asia Burma: Retreating British use ‘scorched earth’ tactics in
Diary February 25, 1917
World War One Diary for Sunday, February 25, 1917: Western Front France: Prime Minister Briand proposes that ‘In order to ensure unity of command on the Western Front, the French
Diary February 24, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, February 24, 1942: Sea War Pacific: WAKE ISLAND RAID. US carrier Enterprise launches air strike against Wake Island (similar attack on nearby Marcus Island, March
Diary February 24, 1917
World War One Diary for Saturday, February 24, 1917: Middle East Mesopotamia: Turks abandon Kut, retreat west on Baghdad losing 1,730 PoWs and 4 guns but British Cavalry Division fails
Diary February 23, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Monday, February 23, 1942: Eastern Front Central sector: Russian troops recapture Dorogobuzh, east of Smolensk. Southern sector: Russian troops reach river Dnieper in strength. Politics Mutual
Diary February 23, 1917
World War One Diary for Friday, February 23, 1917: Middle East Mesopotamia – Main Tigris crossing: 14th Indian Division (350 casualties) makes dawn crossing into Shumran Peninsula 7 miles west
