Diary for Saturday, August 25, 1945: Occupied countries Germany: British forces in Western Europe redesignated ‘British Army of the Rhine’ (BAOR). Home Fronts USA: Vice-Admiral Willis A. Lee Jr. (‘Ching’ […]
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Diary for Saturday, August 24, 1940: Air War Heavy raids on airfields in southeastern England: Manston evacuated; North Weald and Hornchurch also hard hit. Residential areas of Portsmouth and Ramsgate
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Diary for Tuesday, August 24, 1915: Southern Front Italian Front: Austrian counter-offensive. Sea War East Africa: Royal Navy C-in-C reports 2 planes and 2 guns landed at Mombasa, 150 men
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Diary for Friday, August 24, 1945: Home Fronts Britain: Attlee complains that abrupt ending of US Lease-Lend program has left Britain in a ‘very serious financial position’. Bevin says 700,000
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Diary for Friday, August 23, 1940: Sea War Heinkel He 115 seaplanes torpedo two cargo ships and damage third in Moray Firth.
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Diary for Monday, August 23, 1915: Sea War Channel: Dover Patrol monitors shell Zeebrugge and Knocke. Adriatic: German U-boats U34 and U35 reach Cattaro after leaving Heligoland (August 4), sail
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Diary for Thursday, August 23, 1945: Occupied countries Austria: British, American and French troops enter Vienna. Home Fronts Britain: Both Houses of Parliament ratify UN Charter.
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Diary for Thursday, August 22, 1940: Sea War German super-heavy artillery bombards a convoy for 80 minutes (no hits). Fire switched to Dover town in evening; British 14-inch gun replies
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Diary for Sunday, August 22, 1915: Sea War North Sea: 2 French destroyers sink German A15 coastal torpedo boat near Ostend (night August 22-23). Western Front Vosges: French gains include
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Diary for Wednesday, August 22, 1945: Russo-Japanese War Manchuria: KWANTUNG ARMY SURRENDERS AT HARBIN. Russian airborne forces land at Port Arthur. ‘Emperor Kang Teh’ of Manchukuo - Japanese puppet ruler
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