Diary October 26, 1915
Diary for Tuesday, October 26, 1915: Southern Fronts Serbia: Germans troops link with Bulgars south of Danube. Isonzo: Italians capture Globna and Zagora but lose latter. Air War Western Front: […]
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Diary October 25, 1940
Diary for Friday, October 25, 1940: Air War Formations of high-flying Me 109Es make several attempts to reach London, but few penetrate RAF fighter screen: heavy casualties when loaded tram-cars
Diary October 25, 1915
Diary for Monday, October 25, 1915: Western Front King George writes to Lord Stamfordham, his private secretary and confidante: ‘The troops here are all right but … several of the
Diary October 24, 1940
Diary for Thursday, October 24, 1940: Politics Hitler meets Petain and discusses Franco-German collaboration. Air War RAF night raids on Berlin and Hamburg: first raids to inflict significant civilian casualties.
Diary October 24, 1915
Diary for Sunday, October 24, 1915: Middle East German general Goltz relinquished First Army (Thrace) for Sixth (Mesopotamia and Persia). Mesopotamia: London allows Nixon to continue advance, partly to influence
Diary October 23, 1940
Diary for Wednesday, October 23, 1940: Politics Hitler and General Franco meet at Hendaye on French-Spanish border to discuss an alliance against Britain. Sea War Atlantic: Pocket-battleship Admiral Scheer sails
Diary October 23, 1915
Diary for Saturday, October 23, 1915: Southern Fronts Serbia: Serbs retake Veles (until October 29), forcing Bulgars back on Stip and fight north of Pirot. Troops of German general Gallwitz
Diary October 22, 1940
Diary for Tuesday, October 22, 1940: Air War South African Air Force planes attack Birikau, Italian East Africa, for the fifth time. Shortest night raid on London since onset of
Diary October 22, 1915
Diary for Friday, October 22, 1915: Southern Fronts Serbia: Austrian 62nd Division cross river Drina from Bosnia, causing mass civilian exodus towards Novipazar. Salonika: British troops authorized to leave and
Diary October 21, 1940
Diary for Monday, October 21, 1940: Home Front Britain: Churchill broadcasts to France, in French; he pours scorn on the threatened invasion of Britain: ‘We are waiting …. So are
Diary October 21, 1915
Diary for Thursday, October 21, 1915: Western Front King George V visit to BEF, stays at Chateau de la Jumelle at Aire near St Omer. Eastern Front Western Russia: Fighting
Diary October 20, 1940
Diary for Sunday, October 20, 1940: Air War RAF night raids on Berlin, Milan and Turin. Italian aircraft drop bombs near Cairo. Italian bomber formation flies 4,506 km from Dodecanese
Diary October 20, 1915
Diary for Wednesday, October 20, 1915: Southern Fronts Dolomites: Italian 17th Division captures Cima Layazuoi and secures Cima Falzarego. Western Front Champagne: German gas attack east of Reims. Eastern Front
Diary October 19, 1940
Diary for Saturday, October 19, 1940: Sea War Destroyer Venetia mined and sunk in Thames Estuary.
Diary October 19, 1915
Diary for Tuesday, October 19, 1915: Western Front Champagne: German 10-mile wide gas cloud attack (500t chlorine/phosgene mix) on Fort Pompelle near Reims. Total French gassed: 5,096 (815 dead). Loos:
Diary October 18, 1940
Diary for Friday, October 18, 1940: Air War RAF and South African Air Force raid targets in Italian East Africa. Indo-China Japanese bomb Bunna Road.
Diary October 18, 1915
Diary for Monday, October 18, 1915: Southern Fronts Italian Front – Third Battle of the Isonzo (until November 4): Cadorna deploys 19 divisions (5 in reserve) and 1,250 guns (1
Diary October 17, 1940
Diary for Thursday, October 17, 1940: Air War Messerschmitt Me 109E fighter-bombers raid London: bomb destroys all signalling equipment at Waterloo Station. Sea War German destroyers and torpedo boats carry
Diary October 17, 1915
Diary for Sunday, October 17, 1915: Eastern Front Baltic Provinces: German Eighth Army active about Jacobstadt and Mitau (October 19); captures Dvina bank east of Riga (October 20). Western Russia:
Diary October 16, 1940
Diary for Wednesday, October 16, 1940: Sea War Atlantic: Four U-boats operating off Northern Channel (October 5-16) sink 4 merchant ships and damage 3 other vessels, inc. armed merchant cruiser
