Diary for Monday, June 28, 1915: Secret War Britain: Churchill and Lloyd George watch Killen-Strait barbed-wire cutter tractor, Wormwood Scrubs, London. They also see Stokes mortar demo there (on June […]
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Diary for Thursday, June 28, 1945: Air War Pacific: B-29 Superfortress drop nearly 3,000 t IB’s on Sasebo naval base.
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Diary for Sunday, June 27, 1915: Southern Fronts Isonzo: Italian Third Army has pushed Austrians up slopes south of Mt San Michele (900 ft (ca. 274 m)) and gained bridgehead
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Diary for Thursday, June 27, 1940: Sea War Britain announces general blockade of European Coastline from Bay of Biscay to North Cape of Norway. British destroyers and Sunderland flying boats
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Diary for Wednesday, June 27, 1945: Home Fronts Czechoslovakia: Former puppet-President of ‘Bohemia-Moravia Protectorate’, Dr Emil Hacha, dies in Prague prison hospital, aged 73, while awaiting trial. Russia: Stalin appointed
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Diary for Wednesday, June 26, 1940: Politics French Ambassador in London (M. Corbin) resigns. Russian ultimatum to Romania demanding immediate handover of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina districts.
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Diary for Saturday, June 26, 1915: Eastern Front Galicia: Lechitski repulses German attacks on Bukaczowce-Halicz front in east but retreats to river Gnila Lipa, while Südarmee occupies Halicz and Mackensen
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Diary for Tuesday, June 26, 1945: Air War Pacific: Radar-equipped B-29 Superfortress bomb Utsube Oil Refinery at Yokkaichi, near Nagoya: first of 15 heavy night raids on Japanese oil targets
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Diary for Tuesday, June 25, 1940: Home Fronts Germany – Armistice celebrations: Hitler issues proclamation announcing ‘the end of the war in the West’ and ‘the most glorious victory of
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Diary for Friday, June 25, 1915: Sea War Dardanelles: With balloon spotting, battleship Lord Nelson (55 shells) again sets Chanak alight. Air War Western Front: French aircraft bomb Douai rail
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Diary for Monday, June 25, 1945: Occupied countries Austria: Allies announce their four zones of occupation. Sea War Pacific: TF 92 – cruisers Richmond and Concord with 4 destroyers –
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Diary for Thursday, June 24, 1915: Home Fronts Britain: War Munition Volunteer Scheme begins, 6-month posting in any firm chosen by Ministry. Western Front Joffre and Field Marshal French agree
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Diary for Monday, June 24, 1940: Politics FRANCO-ITALIAN ARMISTICE signed at Villa Inchesa, near Rome, by General Huntziger and Marshal Badoglio. Armistice Terms: demilitarized zones to be established along Franco-Italian
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Diary for Sunday, June 24, 1945: Home Fronts Russia – Victory Parade in Moscow: captured Nazi banners are ceremonially dragged across Red Square.
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Diary for Wednesday, June 23, 1915: Sea War North Sea – First Q-ship success: U40 torpedoed and sunk off Aberdeen by British submarine C26, towed in action by decoy trawler
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Diary for Sunday, June 23, 1940: Occupied countries France: General de Gaulle forms French National Committee in London. Hitler makes sightseeing tour of Paris. France Italians occupy Riviera resort of
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Diary for Saturday, June 23, 1945: Politics Agreement in Moscow between Polish administrations in London and Lublin on formation of Provisional Government.
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Diary for Tuesday, June 22, 1915: Eastern Front AUSTRIAN SECOND ARMY RETAKES LEMBERG: Mackensen made Field Marshal. Western Front Meuse: French recover recently lost positions on Meuse heights, repel German
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Diary for Saturday, June 22, 1940: France ARMISTICE BETWEEN FRANCE AND GERMANY signed at Compiegne by General Keitel (Germany) and General Huntziger (France). Signing ceremony takes place in Marshal Foch‘s
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Diary for Friday, June 22, 1945: Okinawa AMERICANS SECURE OKINAWA. New Guinea Australians drive Japanese 18th Army from Mountains Tazaki and Shiburangu (June 22 and 27). Okinawa Campaign Losses:
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