Diary August 10, 1917
World War One Diary for Friday, August 10, 1917: Middle East Palestine: Allenby told he will get a division from Salonika, must ‘strike the Turks as hard as possible’; he …
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Diary August 9, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, August 9, 1942: Sea War Pacific: Following Savo Island debacle, all US transports and escorting warships have to be temporarily withdrawn from Guadalcanal area. Air …
Diary August 9, 1917
World War One Diary for Thursday, August 9, 1917: Eastern Front Rumania: Mackensen beyond river Susitza threatens Allied rear. Lieutenant Rommel wounded in left arm but carries on for two …
Diary August 8, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, August 8, 1942: Sea War Pacific – BATTLE OF SAVO (night August 8-9): Japanese cruisers destroy 4 cruisers – USS Astoria, Quincey and Vincennes and …
Diary August 8, 1917
World War One Diary for Wednesday, August 8, 1917: Eastern Front Galicia: Turk 20th Division hands over its sector to German 24th Reserve Division (night August 8-9) before leaving for …
Diary August 7, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Friday, August 7, 1942: Pacific Solomons – Operation Watchtower: US MARINES LAND ON GUADALCANAL and Tulagi. On the former the few Japanese construction troops and Korean …
Diary August 7, 1917
World War One Diary for Tuesday, August 7, 1917: Home Fronts Britain: Churchill sees Clyde deportee Kirkwood, makes him Miie-End London shell factory manager on August 10 and by late …
Diary August 6, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, August 6, 1942: Politics Britain: Government formally denounces Munich Agreement of September 1938. Governments-in-Exile Holland: Queen Wilhelmina addresses joint session of US Congress.
Diary August 6, 1917
World War One Diary for Monday, August 6, 1917: Eastern Front Rumania – Battle of Marasesti second phase begins (until September 3): Mackensen (12 divisions with 865 guns) storms positions …
Diary August 5, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, August 5m 1942: Africa Western Desert: Churchill visits 8th Army; decides to replace Auchinleck. Eastern Front Central Russia: Heavy fighting in Rzhev sector.
Diary August 5, 1917
World War One Diary for Sunday, August 5, 1917: Middle East Armenia: Russian troops being withdrawn to Europe acroos the Caucasus. In August British estimate 123,500 effective Russian infantry vs …
Diary August 4, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, August 4, 1942: Home Fronts Britain: House of Commons passes Bill transferring jurisdiction over offences committed by American service-men from British civil courts to US …
Diary August 4, 1917
World War One Diary for Saturday, August 4, 1917: Sea War Irish Sea: UC-44 sunk on UC-42 mines off Waterford after Room 40 sends bogus signal in code Germans discovered …
Diary August 3, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Monday, August 3, 1942: Air War Eatern Front: Russian naval planes attack Luftwaffe bomber base near Sea of Azov.
Diary August 3, 1917
World War One Diary for Friday, August 3, 1917: Western Front Artois: British success on ‘Infantry Hill’. Unsuccessful Allied attack astride the Scarpe on August 9. Ypres: German 2nd Guard …