Diary June 12, 1916
Diary for Monday, June 12, 1916: Air War Britain: Royal Flying Corps has taken 2,568 aircraft into service and struck off 1,427 in past year or 47.7% wastage. 8,403 aircraft […]
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Diary June 12, 1941
Diary for Thursday, June 12, 1941: Home Front Germany: Berlin civil defence authority warns the population to take immediate shelter in air raids owing to danger posed by heavy HE
Diary June 11, 1916
Diary for Sunday, June 11, 1916: Eastern Front Brusilov Offensive – Galicia: Südarmee’s Battle of the Strypa (until June 30). By now General Tersztyanszki replaces sacked Archduke Joseph Ferdinand in
Diary June 11, 1941
Diary for Wednesday, June 11, 1941: Air War Germany: RAF begins series of 20 consecutive night raids on the Ruhr, the Rhineland, Hamburg and Bremen. Britain: Widespread German night raids
Diary June 10, 1916
Diary for Saturday, June 10, 1916: Southern Fronts Trentino: Eritrea veteran and volunteer General Prestinari killed in command of a militia brigade. Greece: French occupy Thasos island, northern Aegean, as
Diary June 10, 1941
Diary for Tuesday, June 10, 1941: Home Fronts Britain: House of Commons debate the debacle at the German airborne invasion of Crete. Hore-Belisha declares: ‘For the first time in history
Diary June 9, 1916
Diary for Friday, June 9, 1916: Eastern Front Brusilov offensive – Bukovina: Lechitski transfers 2 divisions to south bank of Dniester, fierce struggle for Hill 458 (until June 10) before
Diary June 9, 1941
Diary for Monday, June 9, 1941: Middle East Allied forces occupy Tyre and cross river Litani (Lebanon). Sea War Mediterranean: Vichy destroyers Guepard and Valmy bombard Australian troops advancing along
Diary June 8, 1916
Diary for Thursday, June 8, 1916: Southern Fronts Italian Front: Austrian Intelligence find Italian First Army cipher key changed, correctly predict attack on river Isonzo. Trentino: 2 Austrian divisions withdraw
Diary June 8, 1941
Diary for Sunday, June 8, 1941: Middle East INVASION OF SYRIA AND LEBANON by British Commonwealth and Free French forces at three points. Politics Free French promise full independence to
