Diary May 17, 1941
Diary for Saturday, May 17, 1941: Politics Russia concludes agreement with Raschid Ali regime in Iraq.
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Diary May 16, 1916
Diary for Tuesday, May 16, 1916: Southern Fronts Italian Front: Cadorna arrives at Thiene from Udine to conduct Trentino defence. Middle East Armenia: 15,000 Russians (new 127th Division) sail from
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Diary May 16, 1941
Diary for Friday, May 16, 1941: North Africa Rommel receives orders from Berlin to concentrate Afrika Korps against British at Sollum, leaving Italians to guard Tobruk siege ring. Air War
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Diary May 15, 1916
Diary for Monday, May 15, 1916: Southern Fronts AUSTRIAN TRENTINO OFFENSIVE begins on 21-mile front with 4 hours intensive barrage from 0600 hours. Elite XX Edelweiss Corps (Archduke Charles) has
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Diary May 15, 1941
Diary for Thursday, May 15, 1941: North Africa First British Offensive against Afrika Korps (Operation Brevity): Halfaya Pass and Sollum recaptured. Air War British Government authorizes counter-measures against German aircraft
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Diary May 14, 1916
Diary for Sunday, May 14, 1916: Southern Front Salonika: Joffre forwards 1916 Macedonian offensive plan to British, asks for 2 more divisions. Isonzo: Austrians recapture Adria shipyard with Hills 12
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Diary May 14, 1941
Diary for Wednesday, May 14, 1941: Air War Luftwaffe switches attacks from British shipping off Crete to airfields on the island.
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Diary May 13, 1916
Diary for Saturday, May 13, 1916: Sea War Adriatic: Royal Navy Otranto Barrage drifter sinks Austrian sub U6 and forces her to scuttle, the only definite Otranto Barrage U-boat kill
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Diary May 13, 1941
Diary for Tuesday, May 13, 1941: Air War RAF receive confirmation that German aircraft are operating over Iraq. Home Fronts Germany: Martin Bormann appointed Nazi Party Chancellor as successor of
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Diary May 12, 1916
Diary for Friday, May 12, 1916: Western Front Verdun: German attacks on French centre. Middle East Mesopotamia: Captured British general Townshend leaves Baghdad, reaches Mosul on May 19. African Fronts
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Diary May 12, 1941
Diary for Monday, May 12, 1941: Sea War Mediterranean – Operation Tiger: 240 British tanks delivered to Alexandria. Home Fronts Britain: Charles, Earl of Suffolk and Berks., a volunteer bomb-disposal
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Diary May 11, 1916
Diary for Thursday, May 11, 1916: Air War Western Front: Cmdt de Rose, creator and motivator of the French fighter units defending Verdun, killed when his Nieuport fighter stalls at
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Diary May 11, 1941
Diary for Sunday, May 11, 1941: Balkans Germans complete occupation of Aegean Islands.
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Diary May 10, 1916
Diary for Wednesday, May 10, 1916: Home Fronts Ireland: Royal Commission of Inquiry into Rebellion formed under Lord Hardinge (opens May 18). Lord Wimborne resigns as Lord Lieutenancy (Chief Secretary
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Diary May 10, 1941
Diary for Wednesday, May 10, 1941: Politics HESS FLIES TO BRITAIN: Rudolf Hess, the Deputy Führer of Germany, makes unauthorized solo flight in Me 110 fighter from Augsburg (South Germany)
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Diary May 9, 1916
Diary for Tuesday, May 9, 1916: African Fronts East Africa – Battle of Kondoa Irangi (until May 10): Lettow’s 4,000 men’s four night attacks repulsed by South Africans; others occupy
Diary May 9, 1941
Diary for Friday, May 9, 1941: Sea War Atlantic: German U-boat U-110, commanded by the ‘ace’ Lt.-Cdr. Lemp, depth-charged by British corvette Aubretia. Crew abandons ship and destroyer HMS Bulldog
Diary May 8, 1916
Diary for Monday, May 8, 1916: Western Front France: Anzacs join BEF line. Verdun: 650 Bavarians perish in Fort Douaumont magazine explosion. Southern Fronts Italian Front: Cadorna sacks General Brusati
Diary May 8, 1941
Diary for Thursday, May 8, 1941: Air War RAF night raids on Germany by 359 aircraft: main targets, Hamburg and Bremen. British radio counter-measures and decoy fires (code-named ‘Starfish’) foil
Diary May 7, 1916
Diary for Sunday, May 7, 1916: Western Front Verdun: Violent German attacks gain ground at Hill 304 (attacks fail following day) and Fort Douaumont. Eastern Front Austria: Military intelligence discovers
