Diary April 14, 1916
Diary for Friday, April 14, 1916: Eastern Front Western Russia – First Battle of Lake Naroch ends: Russian losses 122,000 (including 12,000 frostbite deaths), German 20,000. STAVKA planning conference with
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Diary April 14, 1941
Diary for Monday, April 14, 1941: Politics King Farouk of Egypt sends a secret message to Hitler, via Egyptian Minister in Iran, expressing hope that Germany will ‘soon liberate Egypt
Diary April 13, 1916
Diary for Thursday, April 13, 1916: African Fronts East Africa: 800 South African horse troopers pursue c.200 Germans for 20 miles in rain and occupy Salanga; 190 animals lost to
Diary April 13, 1941
Diary for Sunday, April 13, 1941: North Africa FIRST SIEGE OF TOBRUK begins (until December 17, 1941): Australian 9th Divison (General Morshead) repels Rommel’s Panzers (April 14, 17, 19 and
Diary April 12, 1916
Diary for Wednesday, April 12, 1916: Politics Britain: German Lusitania medal published in Britain; photos sent to US, published 7 May, propaganda replica later sold for duration. Germany: Government replies
Diary April 12, 1941
Diary for Saturday, April 12, 1941: Balkans Germans enter Belgrade. North Africa Rommel captures Bardia.
Diary April 11, 1916
Diary for Tuesday, April 11, 1916: Southern Fronts Corfu: Serb Army begins embarking for 4-day voyage to Salonika (all shipped until May 31) in Anglo-French transports without being attacked once.
Diary April 11, 1941
Diary for Friday, April 11, 1941: Balkans Italian and Hungarian forces invade Yugoslavia.
Diary April 10, 1916
Diary for Monday, April 10, 1916: Air War Ypres: German anti-aircraft fire downs Royal Flying Corps Morane Parasol from 8,000 ft. Western Front Champagne: German Alpenkorps (from ex-Macedonian Front) receives
Diary April 10, 1941
Diary for Thursday, April 10, 1941: Balkans Germans capture Zagreb and Monastir. Pavelich and Kvaternik, leaders of Croat freedom organization, the Ustachi, proclaim the separation kingdom of Yugoslavia. Occupied countries
Diary April 9, 1916
Diary for Sunday, April 9, 1916: Western Front Verdun – Germans launch major costly and mainly repulsed assault: Mort Homme forward trench line entered. Petain issues famous Order of the
Diary April 9, 1941
Diary for Wednesday, April 9, 1941: Air War Europe: RAF night raid on Berlin; State Opera House gutted by fire. (Hitler furious ! ) Balkans Germans enter Salonika. Politics Yugoslav
Diary April 8, 1916
Diary for Saturday, April 8, 1916: Home Fronts France: 400 St Chamond tanks ordered by War Ministry. During April Colonel Estienne in command of first assault artillery unit (Schneider tanks)
Diary April 8, 1941
Diary for Tuesday, April 8, 1941: East Africa British and Free French troops capture port of Massawa. Air War Britain: Second ‘Blitz’ on Coventry. 230 aircraft drop 330 t. of
Diary April 7, 1916
Diary for Friday, April 7, 1916: Eastern Front Reception at German GHQ (Kovno) to mark Hindenburg’s 50 years military service. Tsar inspects Ninth Army at Kamenets-Podolsk, meeting Brusilov there (until
Diary April 7, 1941
Diary for Monday, April 7, 1941: Balkans Germans capture Skopje, southern Yugoslavia. North Africa Rommel captures Derna and two important British Generals (Neame and O’Connor). Home Fronts Britain: Government Budget
Diary April 6, 1916
Diary for Thursday, April 6, 1916: Middle East Mesopotamia – First Battle of Sannaiyat (until April 8): 7th Indian Division charges into a ‘torrent of death’ three times, gains only
Diary April 6, 1941
Diary for Sunday, April 6, 1941: Balkans GERMAN INVASION OF YUGOSLAVIA AND GREECE: Germans employ 15 divisions (with 5 Panzer divisions) and 800 aircraft. Yugoslav Government flees from Belgrade to
Diary April 5, 1916
Diary for Wednesday, April 5, 1916: Western Front Verdun: Germans take Haucourt, but are repulsed at Bethincourt. Meuse: German floating mines detonated in river at St Mihiel. Middle East Mesopotamia
Diary April 5, 1941
Diary for Saturday, April 5, 1941: North Africa Rommel captures Barce, east of Benghazi. East Africa South African and Commonwealth troops capture Addis Ababa, capital of Italian East Africa. Politics
