Diary December 25, 1940
Diary for Wednesday, December 25, 1940: Sea War Atlantic: Heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper attacks large British troop convoy west of Cape Finisterre, damaging 2 ships and escorting cruiser Berwick. Air […]
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Diary December 24, 1915
Diary for Friday, December 24, 1915: Southern Fronts Montenegro: Austrian 62nd Division finally crosses river Tara after heroic Montenegrin resistance. Western Front Germany – Falkenhayn initiates preparations for the Verdun
Diary December 24, 1940
Diary for Tuesday, December 24, 1940: Sea War Mediterranean: Greek sub Papanicolis sinks Italian transport off Albania.
Diary December 23, 1915
Diary for Thursday, December 23, 1915: Western Front France: Nivelle promoted to command French III Corps. African Fronts Cameroons: Final British advance on Yaunde resumes in 4 columns.
Diary December 23, 1940
Diary for Monday, December 23, 1940: Home Fronts Britain: Eden becomes Foreign Secretary; Lord Halifax goes to Washington Embassy.
Diary December 22, 1915
Diary for Wednesday, December 22, 1915: Western Front Alsace: First use of storm troops, Sturm battalion Rohrin (night 22/23) in successful German counter-attack on Hartmannsweilerkopf: 82nd Landwehr Brigade recaptures the
Diary December 22, 1940
Diary for Sunday, December 22, 1940: Air War Britain: First of two consecutive heavy night raids on Manchester.
Diary December 21, 1915
Diary for Tuesday, December 21, 1915: Western Front Sir W Robertson succeeds Sir A Murray as CIGS (Chief of British Imperial Generals Staff); like Haig, Robertson believes in attrition tactics
Diary December 21, 1940
Diary for Saturday, December 21, 1940: Sea War Pacific: German disguised raiders Komet and Orion land 496 survivors (including 70 women and 7 children) from 10 British and Allied merchant
Diary December 20, 1915
Diary for Monday, December 20, 1915: Middle East Gallipoli: ANZAC AND SUVLA BRIDGEHEADS EVACUATED by 0510 hours (20,652 men and 38 guns since December 19). Monro urges Helles evacuation on
Diary December 20, 1940
Diary for Friday, December 20, 1940: Air War Britain: First of two consecutive heavy night raids on Liverpool. Home Fronts Britain: Committee of Enquiry into Arandora Star disaster from July
Diary December 19, 1915
Diary for Sunday, December 19, 1915: Air War Western Front: 48 Anglo-German air encounters. Western Front Flanders: Germans introduce phosgene gas (10 times toxicity of chlorine) against British at Pilkem-Wieltje
Diary December 19, 1940
Diary for Thursday, December 19, 1940: Neutrals Finland: President Kallio dies of heart failure on the day of his retirement; aged 67.
Diary December 18, 1940
Diary for Wednesday, December 18, 1940: Home Fronts Britain: 10,969 evacuees have now arrived from Gibraltar. Germany: HITLER ORDERS PREPARATIONS FOR INVASION OF RUSSIA (Operation Barbarossa) with deadline of May
Diary December 18, 1915
Diary for Saturday, December 18, 1915: Western Front Flanders: Sir J French’s farewell to BEF, leaves France on December 21. Joffre laments his departure. HAIG ASSUMES COMMAND OF BEF at
Diary December 17, 1915
Diary for Friday, December 17, 1915: Western Front Artillery activity all along the front. Artois: German grenade attack about the quarries north of Loos. Middle East Britain: Mark Sykes argues
Diary December 17, 1940
Diary for Tuesday, December 17, 1940: North Africa British capture Sollum and Fort Capuzzo. 20,000 captured Italians to be sent to India and interned at Ahmednagar, Ramgarh and Deolali. Sea
Diary December 16, 1915
Diary for Thursday, December 16, 1915: Western Front French War Minister Gallieni brings Verdun defences’ defects to Joffre‘s attention. Flanders: British trench raid near Armentieres. Sea War U-boat U24 (Schneider)
Diary December 16, 1940
Diary for Monday, December 16, 1940: Air War First area bombing raid on German city: 134 RAF aircraft sent to Mannheim (night December 16-17). Large fires started on both banks
Diary December 15, 1915
Diary for Wednesday, December 15, 1915: Eastern Front German War Minister at Hindenburg Headquarter. Western Russia: Russian penetration north of lake Drisviati (south of Dvinsk) repulsed. Russians also repelled near
