Diary August 6, 1945
Diary for Monday, August 6, 1945: Air War Pacific – DESTRUCTION OF HIROSHIMA: B-29 Superfortress ‘Enola Gay‘ of 393rd Bomber Squadron, 509th Composite Group, 20th Air Force, commanded by Colonel […]
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Diary August 5, 1915
Diary for Thursday, August 5, 1915: Eastern Front GERMANS ENTER WARSAW. German Tenth Army attacks Kovno (until August 17), but repulsed on August 8 and 9. Austrian Fourth Army wins
Diary August 5, 1940
Diary for Monday, August 5, 1940: Neutrals USA: Roosevelt proposes legislation to combat ‘fifth column’ activities, following exhaustive inquiries by J. Edgar Hoover and FBI.
Diary August 5, 1945
Diary for Sunday, August 5, 1945: Air War Pacific: 325 planes of US 5th and 7th AFs, based on Okinawa, raid Tarumizu, South Japan. Occupied countries Austria: Death of Emil
Diary August 4, 1915
Diary for Wednesday, August 4, 1915: Southern Fronts Trentino: Austrians destroy Lizzan fortress near Rovereto. Italians occupy Col di Lana (Cordevole, Venetian Alps). Greece: Joffre agrees to send French mission
Diary August 4, 1940
Diary for Sunday, August 4, 1940: Sea War Atlantic: Force H leaves Gibraltar for home waters to counter German invasion threat.
Diary August 4, 1945
Diary for Saturday, August 4, 1945: Home Fronts Britain – Government appointments: Minister of Health, Aneurin Bevan; Minister of Fuel and Power, Emmanuel Shinwell.
Diary August 3, 1915
Diary for Tuesday, August 3, 1915 Southern Front Second Battle of the Isonzo ends with Italian casualties of 41,866 soldiers. Western Front Argonne: French repulse German night attacks; German setback
Diary August 3, 1940
Diary for Saturday, August 3, 1940: East Africa Italians invade British Somaliland. Camel Corps fights delaying actions.
Diary August 3, 1945
Diary for Friday, August 3, 1945: Home Fronts France: Battlecruiser Strasbourg refloated at Toulon.
Diary August 2, 1915
Diary for Monday, August 2, 1915: Home Fronts France: Third French atrocities report. Canada: £200,000 subscribed for MG’s. Western Front Argonne: German advance at Hill 213. Berlin communiqué: ‘… by
Diary August 2, 1940
Diary for Friday, August 2, 1940: Sea War Mediterranean: Operation Hurry. Force H approaches Sardinia and Swordfish aircraft from Ark Royal attack Cagliari; 8 Italian submarines sent in vain pursuit.
Diary August 2, 1945
Diary for Thursday, August 2, 1945: Politics Attlee, Truman and Stalin agree at Potsdam to place sharp curbs on German industrial power; USSR to annex East Prussia and Poland to
Diary August 1, 1915
Diary for Sunday, August 1, 1915: Air War Western Front – ‘FOKKER SCOURGE’ BEGINS: Immelmann scores first Fokker EI victory, over Douai, with his first MG burst in anger, wounds
Diary August 1, 1940
Diary for Thursday, August 1, 1940: Sea War Hitler sets provisional date for Operation Sea lion to September 15. Italian destroyer Vivaldi rams British submarine Oswald and captures the crew.
Diary August 1, 1945
Diary for Wednesday, August 1, 1945: Air War Pacific: B-29 Superfortress bombers drop record total of 6,632 t. bombs on cities of Hachioji, Nagaoka, Mito and Thyama (latter target obliterated).
Diary July 31, 1915
Diary for Saturday, July 31, 1915: Middle East Gallipoli: 200 Australians storm Turk trenches opposite Tasmania Post (until August 1). So far 600 soldiers of 1st Australian Division evacuated with
Diary July 31, 1940
Diary for Wednesday, July 31, 1940: Air War Battle of Britain: In attacks on convoys during July, 18 small steamers and 4 destroyers are sunk. Aircraft losses in July: German,
Diary July 31, 1945
Diary for Tuesday, July 31, 1945: Sea War Cruiser Takao sunk by British frogmen with limpet mines at Singapore. Merchant shipping losses in July 1945: 0 Allied ships with 0
Diary July 30, 1915
Diary for Friday, July 30, 1915: Western Front Flanders: 6 German trench flamethrowers used against BEF; 1/2-mile of British 41st Brigade (New Army 14th Division, arrived France on June 18)
