Diary January 21, 1918
World War One Diary for Monday, Jnauary 21, 1918: Western Front Germany: LUDENDORFF MAKES FINAL DECISION TO LAUNCH GREAT SPRING OFFENSIVE. D-Day to be March 14. Lorraine: US 1st Division …
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Diary January 20, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, January 20, 1943: Air War Britain – Daylight German fighter-bomber raid on London: 28 fighter-bombers (3 lost) and 50 escort fighters (6 lost) carry out …
Diary January 20, 1918
World War One Diary for Sunday, January 20, 1918: Sea War Aegean – Action off Imbros: Battlecruiser Goeben and light cruiser Breslau (Vice-Admiral Rebeur-Paschwitz) sortie against British monitors near Dardanelles, …
Diary January 19, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, January 19, 1943: Africa Western Desert: British 8th Army occupies Homs. Tunisia: German tanks launch diversionary attack through Ousseltia Valley, but are held by French …
Diary January 19, 1918
World War One Diary for Saturday, January 19, 1918: Home Fronts Hungary: 86th Infantry Regiment mutinies at Szabadka, 2 other regiments likewise (February 11 and 14).
Diary January 18, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Monday, January 18, 1943: Eastern Front SIEGE OF LENINGRAD: after week-long battle, GERMAN ENCIRCLEMENT PARTIALLY BROKEN by recapture of Schluesselburg and Sinyavino and link-up of Leningrad …
Diary January 18, 1918
World War One Diary for Friday, January 18, 1918: Eastern Front Brest-Litovsk: Trotsky breaks off talks, envoys leave to confer at home on January 20. Finland: Mannerheim, Army C-in-C since …
Diary January 17, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, January 17, 1943: Air War Britain – Luftwaffe ‘reprisal’ raid on London (night January 17-18): 118 aircraft (6 lost) attack in 2 waves. Bombs fall …
Diary January 17, 1918
World War One Diary for Thursday, January 17, 1918: Home Fronts Austria: Emperor Charles cables Czernin ‘If peace is not made at Brest-Litovks it will be revolution here, no matter …
Diary January 16, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, January 16, 1943: Africa Western Desert: British 8th Army and Free French forces, advancing from South Libya, join forces. Air War Germany – First RAF …
Diary January 16, 1918
World War One Diary for Wednesday, January 16, 1918: Home Fronts Austria: General strikes until January 21 over daily bread ration cut (7 1/2 oz to under 6oz) and Brest-Litovsk …
Diary January 15, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Friday, January 15, 1943: Pacific Solomons: Final US ground offensive begins on Guadalcanal. Africa Western Desert: British 8th Army push west from Buerat. Sea War Mediterranean: …
Diary January 15, 1918
World War One Diary for Tuesday, January 15, 1918: Western Front Lorraine: US I Corps formed (General Hunter Liggett) at Neuf Chateau – 1st, 2nd, 26th and 42nd US Divisions. …
Diary January 14, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, January 14, 1943: Politics CASABLANCA CONFERENCE (January 14-25): Churchill and Roosevelt demand ‘Unconditional surrender’ of Germany, Italy and Japan. Defeat of U-boats to receive top …
Diary January 14, 1918
World War One Diary for Monday, January 14, 1918: Eastern Front Russia: Lenin receives diplomatic corps, speaks at departure of ‘first volunteers of the Socialist army’ and escapes shots fired …
