Diary for Monday, March 13, 1916: Southern Fronts Italian Front: Italian 21st Division gains one hump of Mount San Michele. Salonika: French 243rd Brigade (122nd Division) begin skirmishing advance up […]
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Diary for Thursday, March 13, 1941: Air War Britain: Devastating night raids on Glasgow and Clydeside (March 13-14 and 14-15); 35,000 homeless in Clydebank (total population 47,000). 460 killed, 750
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Diary for Sunday, March 12, 1916: Sea War Germany: TIRPITZ RESIGNS. Adriatic: Admiral Haus memo to Conrad prevents Austrian Fleet making a ‘ruthless undertaking’ with Army’s planned Tyrol offensive, cites
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Diary for Wednesday, March 12, 1941: Air War Germany – RAF raid on Berlin: first of 10 heavy raids during 1941. Halifax four-engined bombers participate in night raid on Hamburg.
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Diary for Saturday, March 11, 1916: Neutrals USA: 14-inch-gun battleship Nevada completed, she and her sister ship Oklahoma (finished May 2) have heavy deck armour and centralized fire control. Larger
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Diary for Tuesday, March 11, 1941: Neutrals ROOSEVELT SIGNS LEASE-LEND BILL: USA now able to supply all Britain’s arms requirements. see also: Lease-Lend-tanks and aircrafts for Russia 1941-1945 Politics Thai-Vichy
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Diary for Friday, March 10, 1916: Western Front Aisne: After 10-hour barrage Germans attack between Troyon and Berry-au-Bac captures valuable ground from French 55th Division; fighting persists (until March 18).
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Diary for Monday, March 10, 1941: Air War Europe: Handley Page Halifax four-engined bombers attack Le Havre (night March 10-11). Britain: Heavy night raid on Portsmouth (repeated March 10-11). Occupied
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Diary for Thursday, March 9, 1916: Western Front Verdun – German attacks on both banks of the Meuse: small gains at Vaux village and on the Mort Homme. Petain demands
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Diary for Sunday, March 9, 1941: Balkans Major Italian counter-offensive (spring offensive) launched in Albania. Greeks repel all attacks and inflict heavy casualties on Giulia Division, but are weakened themselves
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Diary for Wednesday, March 8, 1916: Western Front Verdun: Germans repulsed at Fort Vaux. Crazy French regiments bayonet charge restores west bank line by retaking Bois des Corbeaux after 2
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Diary for Saturday, March 8, 1941: Air War Britain: Night raids on London; Cafe de Paris hit (34 killed, 60 injured).
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Diary for Tuesday, March 7, 1916: Western Front Verdun: Germans take Fresnes southeast of city; French success south of Forges, but 67th Division on west bank has lost 3,000 PoWs.
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Diary for Friday, March 7, 1941: Sea War Atlantic: U-boat ‘ace’ Cdr. Gunther Prien, the ‘Bull of Scapa Flow‘, dies; his U-47 is sunk by HMS Wolverine while attacking Convoy
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Diary for Monday, March 6, 1916: Western Front Verdun: After hurricane barrage German 4th Division attack on west bank of Meuse, on 4-mile front captures Regneville and Hill 265 northwest
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Diary for Thursday, March 6, 1941: Balkans Greeks launch successful counter-attacks in central sector of Albanian front, capturing several vital mountain crags and taking 1,000 Italian prisoners. RAF and Greek
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Diary for Sunday, March 5, 1916: African Fronts East Africa – Smuts’ Kilimanjaro Offensive begins: Stewart’s 1st Division (4,000 men) advances from Longido. Smuts has total 18,400 men (+ 9,000
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Diary for Wednesday, March 5, 1941: Sea War Mediterranean – Operation Lustre: 58,000 British troops convoyed from Alexandria (Egypt) to Greece (March 5 – April 2). Italian submarines carry out
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Diary for Saturday, March 4, 1916: Sea War Germany: Tirpitz and Admiral Holtzendorff fail to get Kaiser’s Crown Council to back unrestricted U-boat warfare, postponed till April 1. East Atlantic:
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Diary for Tuesday, March 4, 1941: Occupied countries Norway: British-Norwegian raid on Lofoten Islands (Operation Claymore). British commandos and Norwegian marines destroy 6 fish-oil plants (connected with explosives production), capture
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