Diary JULY 14, 1914
World War One Diary for Tuesday, July 14, 1914: POLITICS: AUSTRIA Council of Ministers finally decide on action against Serbia; 48-hour ultimatum to be delivered on July 25, after French […]
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Diary July 14, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Friday, July 14, 1944: Russian Front: Russians capture Pinsk. Occupied France: Vichy announces death of Georges Mandel, former Minister of Interior; murdered by the Milice (Vichy
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Diary JULY 13, 1914
World War One Diary for Monday, July 13, 1914: POLITICS: SERBIA Reports of projected attack on Austrian Legation at Belgrade. POLITICS: RUSSIA Woman stabs Rasputin at his Tobolsk home, Siberia.
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Diary July 13, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, July 13, 1944: Secret War Britain: Pilot of Ju 88 G night fighter equipped with special radar and radio homing equipment lands by mistake at
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Diary JULY 12, 1914
World War One Diary for Sunday, July 12, 1914: POLITICS: FRANCE French President Poincare and Prime Minister Vivani embark at Dunkirk for long-arranged state visit to Russia; they sail in
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Diary July 12, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, July 12, 1944: Western Front Normandy: Brigade-General Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., CGM, dies of heart attack.
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Diary JULY 11, 1914
World War One Diary for Saturday, July 11, 1914: POLITICS: AUSTRIA Baron Wiesner arrives from Vienna in Sarajevo to speed up inquiry and report about the assassination until July 13.
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Diary July 11, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, July 11, 1944: Eastern Front Central Sector: Elimination of trapped German 4th Army. 70,000 killed since late June, 35,000 captured. Pacific New Guinea: 6,000 Japanese
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Diary JULY 10, 1914
World War One Diary for Friday, July 10, 1914: POLITICS: SERBIA Russian Minister dies suddenly at Austrian Legation in Belgrade. POLITICS: ITALY General Cadorna appointed Chief of Staff. POLITICS: IRELAND
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Diary July 10, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Monday, July 10, 1944: Eastern Front Northern Sector – Great Russian offensive into Baltic States: 2nd BF attacks northwest of Vitebsk (July 10); 3rd BF attacks
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Diary JULY 9, 1914
World War One Diary for Thursday, July 9, 1914: POLITICS: AUSTRIA The Emperor receives Baron Wiesner initial report on Sarajevo murders. Count Berchtold comments ‘His Majesty seemed ready for action
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Diary July 9, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, July 9, 1944: Western Front Normandy: British 2nd Army takes Caen. Eastern Front Northern Sector: Russians cross river Vuoksi in Karelian Isthmus. Pacific Marianas: Americans
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Diary JULY 8, 1914
World War One Diary for Wednesday, July 8, 1914: POLITICS: AUSTRIA German Ambassador in Vienna insists to Austrian foreign minister Berchtold on necessity for an energetic attack on Serbia before
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Diary July 8, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, July 8, 1944: Western Front Normandy: ‘Titanic’ artillery barrage precedes major attack by British-Canadian 2nd Army northwest of Caen, which advances up to 5 km
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Diary JULY 7, 1914
World War One Diary for Tuesday, July 7, 1914: POLITICS: AUSTRIA Council of Ministers and Chief of Staff meet for nearly 7 hours; only Count Tisza disagrees on principle of
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Diary July 7, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Friday, July 7, 1944: Pacific Marianas: 3,000-strong rearguard of Saipan garrison storms US positions (night July 7-8) – before suffering annihilation. General Saito and Admiral Nagumo
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Diary JULY 6, 1914
World War One Diary for Monday, July 6, 1914: POLITICS: GERMANY The Kaiser leaves Kiel on imperial yacht Hohenzollern for his annual summer cruise in Norwegian waters. He will not
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Diary July 6, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, July 6, 1944: Air War Pacific: First purpose-built US night fighter – Northrop P-61 Black Widow – destroys Japanese Mitsubishi G4M Betty bomber over Saipan.
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Diary JULY 5, 1914
World War One Diary for Sunday, July 5, 1914: POLITICS: GERMANY Austrian Special Envoy Count Hoyos arrives in Berlin to find out German intentions after Sarajevo. Austrian Ambassador lunches at
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Diary July 5, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, July 5, 1944: Sea War Channel: Neger (Negro) type U-boats begin operations off Normandy. In 3 night operations they sink 4 light warships and cripple
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