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.
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Diary December 23, 1940
Diary for Monday, December 23, 1940: Home Fronts Britain: Eden becomes Foreign Secretary; Lord Halifax goes to Washington Embassy.
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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
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Diary December 22, 1940
Diary for Sunday, December 22, 1940: Air War Britain: First of two consecutive heavy night raids on Manchester.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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Diary December 15, 1940
Diary for Sunday, December 15, 1940: Occupied countries France: Coffin of Napoleon II (1811-1832), transported from Vienna to Paris on Hitler‘s orders, is reburied in Les Invalides. Air War RAF
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Diary December 14, 1915
Diary for Tuesday, December 14, 1915: African Fronts East Africa: Strong memo of Kitchener against offensive overruled. British troops reformed in 2 divisions on December 16. Western Front Paris and
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Diary December 14, 1940
Diary for Saturday, December 14, 1940: Neutrals Vichy France: Petain dismisses Foreign Minister Laval and appoints Flandin. (German Ambassador subsequently intercedes on Laval’s behalf.) Irish Republic: IRA internees set fire
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