Diary September 16, 1916
Diary for Saturday, September 16, 1916: Eastern Front Brusilov offensive, Galicia – Second Battle of the Narajowka and Zlota Lipa (until September 17): 4 Russian divisons with gas attack Turk […]
War Diary
Diary September 16, 1941
Diary for Tuesday, September 16, 1941: Eastern Front Operation Barbarossa – Siege of Leningrad: Transfer of Panzer divisions from Army Group North to Army Group Centre begins. Hitler declares that
Diary September 15, 1941
Diary for Monday, September 15, 1941: Eastern Front Operation Barbarossa – BATTLE OF KIEV: Panzer spearheads of Guderian (Army Group Centre) and Kleist (Army Group South) meet at Lochvitsa, east
Diary September 15, 1916
Diary for Friday, September 15, 1916: Western Front Battle of the Somme– Battle of Flers-Courcelette (until September 22): From 0620 hours, after 40-minutes shelling, 14 divisions (2 Canandian and 1
Diary September 14, 1916
Diary for Thursday, September 14, 1916: Southern Fronts Italian Front – Seventh Battle of Isonzo (until September 17): Alter lengthy artillery preparation including gas shells Italian Third Army (14 divisions,
Diary September 14, 1941
Diary for Sunday, September 14, 1941: Secret War Finland: 3 German minesweepers sabotaged in Helsinki dockyard.
Diary September 13, 1916
Diary for Wednesday, September 13, 1916: Western Front Germany: HINDENBURG ACHIEVES DE FACTO COMMAND OF CENTRAL POWERS’ ARMIES. OHL (German Supreme Forces Command) for the purpose becomes OKL (Supreme War
Diary September 13, 1941
Diary for Saturday, September 13, 1941: Neutrals Japan: Japanese Combined Fleet completes rigorous 4-day exercise in North Pacific.
Diary September 12, 1916
Diary for Tuesday, September 12, 1916: Southern Fronts Macedonia: Allied offensive begins on west flank at 0600 hours. Serb First Army captures foothills of Mt Kajmakcalan (‘butter-churn’; 8,284 ft) 25
Diary September 12, 1941
Diary for Friday, September 12, 1941: Russian Front Russians withdraw from Chernigov, key town mid-way between Kiev and Gomel. First snow reported on Eastern Front.
Diary September 11, 1916
Diary for Monday, September 11, 1916: Eastern Front Russia: General Averyanov to STAVKA: ‘… we are close to complete exhaustion of the manpower reserve’. Brusilov Offensive – Carpathians: Lechitski takes
Diary September 11, 1941
Diary for Thursday, September 11, 1941: Eastern Front Operation Barbarossa, Siege of Leningrad: General Zhukov replaces Voroshilov as Leningrad Defence Commander – he immediately rouses the dispirited garrison to greater
Diary September 10, 1916
Diary for Sunday, September 10, 1916: Western Front Battle of the Somme: German counter-attack fails at Ginchy, British advance east of Guillemont, Rawlinson discusses tanks’ role in forthcoming attack. Eastern
Diary September 10, 1941
Diary for Wednesday, September 10, 1941: Sea War Pacific: New Zealand naval forces renamed ‘Royal New Zealand Navy’.
Diary September 9, 1941
Diary for Tuesday, September 9, 1941: Eastern Front Operation Barbarossa, Siege of Leningrad: Finns halt on northern outskirts of Leningrad (Finnish CinC having refused German demands to assist in the
Diary September 9, 1916
Diary for Saturday, September 9, 1916: African Fronts East Africa: Main British advance of 1st Division reaches Tulo but Lettow’s 2,200 men with 24 MGs check it at river Dutumi
Diary September 8, 1916
Diary for Friday, September 8, 1916: Western Front Germany: Hindenburg and Ludendorff in first visit to Western Front, hold meeting at Cambrai to develop new tactical doctrine of defence –
Diary September 8, 1941
Diary for Monday, September 8, 1941: Russian Front Operation Barbarossa, SIEGE OF LENINGRAD (Day 1): Panzers of German Army Group North reach shore of Lake Ladoga, east of the city;
Diary September 7, 1916
Diary for Thursday, September 7, 1916: African Fronts Actions near Kisaki (until September 8): c.2,600 Germans with 22 MGs beat 1,700 South Africans troops, forcing retreat and halt (until September
Diary September 7, 1941
Diary for Sunday, September 7, 1941: Sea War Baltic: Russian battleship Marat – trapped at Leningrad – bombards German forces attempting to encircle city. Bombardment supplemented by sister ship Oktyabrskaya
