Diary August 5, 1940
Diary for Monday, August 5, 1940: Neutrals USA: Roosevelt proposes legislation to combat ‘fifth column’ activities, following exhaustive inquiries by J. Edgar Hoover and FBI.
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Diary August 5, 1945
Diary for Sunday, August 5, 1945: Air War Pacific: 325 planes of US 5th and 7th AFs, based on Okinawa, raid Tarumizu, South Japan. Occupied countries Austria: Death of Emil
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Diary August 4, 1915
Diary for Wednesday, August 4, 1915: Southern Fronts Trentino: Austrians destroy Lizzan fortress near Rovereto. Italians occupy Col di Lana (Cordevole, Venetian Alps). Greece: Joffre agrees to send French mission
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Diary August 4, 1940
Diary for Sunday, August 4, 1940: Sea War Atlantic: Force H leaves Gibraltar for home waters to counter German invasion threat.
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Diary August 4, 1945
Diary for Saturday, August 4, 1945: Home Fronts Britain – Government appointÂments: Minister of Health, Aneurin Bevan; Minister of Fuel and Power, Emmanuel Shinwell.
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Diary August 3, 1915
Diary for Tuesday, August 3, 1915 Southern Front Second Battle of the Isonzo ends with Italian casualties of 41,866 soldiers. Western Front Argonne: French repulse German night attacks; German setback
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Diary August 3, 1940
Diary for Saturday, August 3, 1940: East Africa Italians invade British Somaliland. Camel Corps fights delaying actions.
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Diary August 3, 1945
Diary for Friday, August 3, 1945: Home Fronts France: Battlecruiser Strasbourg refloated at Toulon.
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Diary August 2, 1915
Diary for Monday, August 2, 1915: Home Fronts France: Third French atrocities report. Canada: £200,000 subÂscribed for MG’s. Western Front Argonne: German advance at Hill 213. Berlin communiqué: ‘… by
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Diary August 2, 1940
Diary for Friday, August 2, 1940: Sea War Mediterranean: Operation Hurry. Force H approaches Sardinia and Swordfish aircraft from Ark Royal attack Cagliari; 8 Italian submarines sent in vain pursuit.
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Diary August 2, 1945
Diary for Thursday, August 2, 1945: Politics Attlee, Truman and Stalin agree at Potsdam to place sharp curbs on German industrial power; USSR to annex East Prussia and Poland to
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Diary August 1, 1915
Diary for Sunday, August 1, 1915: Air War Western Front – ‘FOKKER SCOURGE’ BEGINS: ImÂmelmann scores first Fokker EI victory, over Douai, with his first MG burst in anger, wounds
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Diary August 1, 1940
Diary for Thursday, August 1, 1940: Sea War Hitler sets provisional date for Operation Sea lion to September 15. Italian destroyer Vivaldi rams British submarine Oswald and captures the crew.
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Diary August 1, 1945
Diary for Wednesday, August 1, 1945: Air War Pacific: B-29 Superfortress bombers drop record total of 6,632 t. bombs on cities of Hachioji, Nagaoka, Mito and Thyama (latter target obliterated).
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Diary July 31, 1915
Diary for Saturday, July 31, 1915: Middle East Gallipoli: 200 Australians storm Turk trenches opposite Tasmania Post (until August 1). So far 600 soldiers of 1st Australian Division evacuated with
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Diary July 31, 1940
Diary for Wednesday, July 31, 1940: Air War Battle of Britain: In attacks on convoys during July, 18 small steamers and 4 destroyers are sunk. Aircraft losses in July: German,
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Diary July 31, 1945
Diary for Tuesday, July 31, 1945: Sea War Cruiser Takao sunk by British frogmen with limpet mines at Singapore. Merchant shipping losses in July 1945: 0 Allied ships with 0
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Diary July 30, 1915
Diary for Friday, July 30, 1915: Western Front Flanders: 6 German trench flamethrowers used against BEF; 1/2-mile of British 41st Brigade (New Army 14th Division, arrived France on June 18)
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Diary July 30, 1940
Diary for Tuesday, July 30, 1940: Air War German bombers attack shipping between Thames Estuary and Harwich.
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Diary July 30, 1945
Diary for Monday, July 30, 1945: New Guinea Japanese 18th Army makes last stand at village of Numbogua; General Adachi orders his troops ‘to die in honourable defeat’. Sea War
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