Diary for Friday, October 15, 1915: Southern Fronts Serbia: Bulgar regiment seizes Vranje in Morava valley after daring mountain march, cutting Nis-Salonika railway. Others bombard Valandova. Trentino: Italians occupy Pregasina […]
Diary for Monday, October 14, 1940: Air War RAF raid Berlin. Night raids on London by 240 aircraft.
Diary for Thursday, October 14, 1915: Southern Fronts Serbia: MAIN BULGAR INVASION BEGINS with First Army (Boyadiev) attack along river Nisava. Germans storm Pozarevac east of Morava valley. Salonika: French
Diary for Sunday, October 13, 1940: China Nationalist Chinese artillery, secretly transported deep behind Japanese lines, shells Ichang Airfield – key base for enemy raids on Chungking Sea War Engagement
Diary for Wednesday, October 13, 1915: Western Front Loos: British fresh 46th (N Midland) Division captures main trench of Hohenzollern Redoubt, but 2 other divisions fail against the Quarries and
Diary for Saturday, October 12, 1940: Sea War Hitler postpones Operation Sea Lion until Spring 1941. Neutrals Argentina – J M Fangio (World Motor Racing Champion, 1951-57) wins the longest
Diary for Tuesday, October 12, 1915: Occupied countries Belgium – NURSE CAVELL EXECUTED BY GERMAN COURT MARTIAL (began October 7) at Brussels: ‘Patriotism is not enough. I must have no
Diary for Monday, October 11, 1915: Western Front British Machine Gun Corps formed: MGs taken from battalions from overseas and formed into company’s with each brigade during November. Training Centre
Diary for Friday, October 11, 1940: Sea War Mediterranean: Cruiser HMS Ajax routs force of 7 Italian torpedo boats and destroyers south of Sicily – sinking two and damaging a
Diary for Thursday, October 10, 1940: Sea War Battleship Revenge bombards Cherbourg docks (night October 10-11). Home Fronts Britain: Myra Hess gives her daily piano recital in National Gallery, London,
Diary for Sunday, October 10, 1915: Southern Fronts Serbia: German III Corps (Lochow) takes Semendria (October 10-11) on Danube after losing 45 of 53 boats (night October 7-8) but securing
Diary for Wednesday, October 9, 1940: Home Fronts Britain: Churchill elected Leader of Conservative Party, in succession to Chamberlain.
Diary for Saturday, October 9, 1915: Southern Fronts Serbia: AUSTRIANS ENTER BELGRADE after Serb evacuation follows bitter street fighting (city’s fall cost 7,000 Austrian casualties). AUSTRIANS INVADE MONTENEGRO. Isonzo: Austrian
Diary for Tuesday, October 8, 1940: Air War Battle of Britain (Day 90): Hawker Hurricane flown by Sgt. Frantisek, leading Czech fighter ‘ace’ (17 victories), missing in combat over Sussex.
Diary for Friday, October 8, 1915: Middle East Gallipoli: Hamilton’s Suvla landings dispatch; storm damages Anzac and Suvla piers, more damage on October 27-31. India: Minister and Viceroy consider asking
Diary for Monday, October 7, 1940: Air War Night raids on London by 179 aircraft; Liverpool and Swansea bombed. RAF night raid on Berlin: 42 bombers despatched; 33 (?) attack
Diary for Thursday, October 7, 1915: Western Front Champagne: French advance southeast of Tahure, French war poet Auguste Compagnon killed, aged 36 (Poemes et Lettres des Tranchees published 1916). Southern
Diary for Sunday, October 6, 1940: Sea War Mediterranean: Italian submarine Gemma accidentally sunk by sister craft Tricheco. Air War Brief lull in night Blitz on London due to bad
Diary for Wednesday, October 6, 1915: Southern Fronts AUSTRO-GERMAN INVASION OF SERBIA: Kovess’ Austrian Third Army secure footholds south of river Sava west of Sabac. Demonstration at Orsova close to
Diary for Saturday, October 5, 1940: Air War German fighter-bombers, attempting to reach London and southeastern airfields, jettison bombs over Hastings.
