Diary July 10, 1940
Diary for Wednesday, July 10, 1940: Air War BATTLE OF BRITAIN (for Britain DAY 1; but in fact the real German operation was starting more than one month later, on […]
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Diary July 10, 1945
Diary for Tuesday, July 10, 1945: Sea War Pacific: 1,022 planes of TF 38 raid 70 air bases in Tokyo area destroying 173 aircraft – only resistance, light anti-aircraft guns.
Diary July 9, 1915
Diary for Friday, July 9, 1915: African Fronts GERMAN SOUTHWEST AFRICA SURRENDERS. Officers retain swords and paroled, NCOs and men interned. Paroled reservists allowed back to farms. South Africa annexes
Diary July 9, 1940
Diary for Tuesday, July 9, 1940: Sea War Mediterranean: Naval action off Calabria (Battle of Punta Stilo). British Mediterranean Fleet attempts to cut off Italian Fleet from its Taranto base,
Diary July 9, 1945
Diary for Monday, July 9, 1945: Sea War Atlantic: Brazilian cruiser Bahia sunk by mysterious explosion (294 killed).
Diary July 8, 1915
Diary for Thursday, July 8, 1915: Middle East Gallipoli: Liman refuses to return to Constantinople, postpones Enver-suggested handover to Goltz from June 26. Western Front Vosges: French recapture Hill 627
Diary July 8, 1940
Diary for Monday, July 8, 1940: Home Fronts Britain: 9 BEF divisions, rescued from Dunkirk, have now been reorganized. Tea rationing begins (2 oz (ca. 76 g) per person per
Diary July 8, 1945
Diary for Sunday, July 8, 1945: Air War Sergeant Simon Eden, RAF (aged 20), son of British Foreign Secretary, missing in action over Burma.
Diary July 7, 1915
Diary for Wednesday, July 7, 1915: Western Front Joffre tells Allied conference at Chantilly that simultaneous attack on all four fronts would be the best strategy. Artois: French advance at
Diary July 7, 1940
Diary for Sunday, July 7, 1940: Sea War Atlantic: British naval forces disable battleship Richelieu at Dakar, following French rejection of ultimatum: motor launch drops depth charges under battleship’s stern
Diary July 7, 1945
Diary for Saturday, July 7, 1945: Sea War Pacific: Many small Japanese vessels sunk or damaged by USN Privateer patrol bombers (modified B-24 Liberator) in Yellow Sea and off South
Diary July 6, 1915
Diary for Tuesday, July 6, 1915: Western Front Entire BEF now equipped with sack-like ‘Hypo Helmet‘, a crude counter-measure against tear gas (T-Stoff) shells. Flanders: Kitchener visits the front until
Diary July 6, 1940
Diary for Saturday, July 6, 1940: Home Fronts Germany: Hitler returns to Berlin in triumph after eight weeks ‘in the field’. Sea War French battlecruiser Dunkerque crippled at Mers-el-Kebir by
Diary July 6, 1945
Diary for Friday, July 6, 1945: Politics Nicaragua becomes first nation to ratify UN Charter.
Diary July 5, 1915
Diary for Monday, July 5, 1915: Southern Fronts Isonzo: Italian Second and Third Armies attack from 1800 hours on whole line from Podgora to Doberdo Plateau (Carso) with 6:1 superiority,
Diary July 5, 1940
Diary for Friday, July 5, 1940: Sea War Atlantic: Destroyer Whirlwind sunk by U-boat U 34 southwest of Ireland. Vichy-French warships and submarines capture three British merchant ships in reprisal
Diary July 5, 1945
Diary for Thursday, July 5, 1945: Home Fronts Britain: LABOUR WINS BRITISH GENERAL ELECTION. Labour, 394; Conservatives, 188; Liberals, 14; National Liberal, 13; Ulster Unionists, 9; Communists, 2; Others, 20.
Diary July 4, 1915
Diary for Sunday, July 4, 1915: Western Front Argonne: Crown Prince’s attack diminishing, but captures La Fille Morte mill on July 7. Southern Fronts Albania: Serb punitive expedition enters Durazzo,
Diary July 4, 1940
Diary for Thursday, July 4, 1940: Sea War Ju 87 Stukas and German E-boats attack convoy, south of Portland, sinking five merchant ships and auxiliary anti-aircraft (AA) ship Foyle Bank.
Diary July 4, 1945
Diary for Wednesday, July 4, 1945: Philippines Mac Arthur announces ‘liberation’ of the Philippines.
