Diary February 17, 1940
Diary for Saturday, February 17, 1940: Politics US President Roosevelt sends Sumner Welles, Under-Secretary of State, on ‘fact-finding’ tour of Europe and appoints Myron C. Taylor as his ‘personal representative’ […]
War Diary
Diary February 17, 1945
Diary for Saturday, February 17, 1945: Home Front Britain: World Trades Union Conference in London.
Diary February 16, 1915
Diary for Tuesday, February 16, 1915: Home Fronts Britain: Disabled Soldiers and Sailors Employment Comittee formed, Merchant Sailors War Injuries Compensation on February 18. Russia: Enemy citizens’ property confiscated. Western
Diary February 16, 1940
Diary for Friday, February 16, 1940: Sea War Atlantic: RESCUE FROM THE ALTMARK. Boarding party from destroyer HMS Cossack rescue 299 British merchant navy personnel from German supply ship Altmark
Diary February 16, 1945
Diary for Friday, February 16, 1945: Air War Pacific: US PARATROOPS TAKE CORREGIDOR (Philippines). Germany: 263 USAAF bombers attacking Kiel and dropping 559 t of bombs. Sea War Pacific: 1,000
Diary February 15, 1915
Diary for Monday, February 15, 1915: Eastern Front Poland: Gallwitz occupies Plotsk on Vistula, beats Russians and attacks Przasnysz fortress on February 17. German XXI Corps marches 22 miles (ca.
Diary February 15, 1940
Diary for Thursday, February 15, 1940: Finland Winter War: Finnish forces withdraw to second line of defenses in Mannerheim Line (operation completed February 17).
Diary February 15, 1945
Diary for Thursday, February 15, 1945: Air War Germany: Dresden, Magdeburg and Cottbus attacked by 1,000 bombers of 8th USAAF. Western Front Canadians now hold 16-km front along West Bank
Diary February 14, 1915
Diary for Sunday, February 14, 1915: Air War Eastern Front: IM heavy bomber Kievsky of the EVK drops 600 bombs on Polish Plotsk rail station, 1st of 100 daylight raids
Diary February 14, 1940
Diary for Wednesday, February 14, 1940: Politics Finnish Note (circularize to many foreign governments) accuses Russia of adopting ‘illegal’ methods of warfare, inc. indiscriminate bombing of unprotected towns, hospitals and
Diary February 14, 1945
Diary for Wednesday, February 14, 1945: Russian Front Pomerania: Zhukov captures Schneidemühl. Western Front Canadians repel four counter-attacks in Reichswald sector. Air War Europe: 8th USAAF completes Allied ‘triple blow’
Diary February 13, 1915
Diary for Saturday, February 13, 1915: Sea War Baltic: Russian cruiser flagship Rurik grounded off Gotland after minelaying; she limps into Reval. Channel: Dover Patrol has 30 drifters barring straits
Diary February 13, 1940
Diary for Tuesday, February 13, 1940: Sea War Atlantic: British cruiser HMS Dorsetshire intercepts German blockade-runner Wakama (scuttled) near Rio de Janeiro. Brazil makes vigorous protest.
Diary February 13, 1945
Diary for Tuesday, February 13, 1945: Air War Germany: DESTRUCTION OF DRESDEN. 773 Lancaster bombers (5 lost) and 311 B-17 Fortress deliver ‘triple blow’ against this virtually undefended city near
Diary February 12, 1940
Diary for Monday, February 12, 1940: North Africa Australian Imperial Force and detachment of NZ troops arrive at Suez. Sea War Atlantic: U-boat U-33 sunk in the Clyde by minesweeper
Diary February 12, 1945
Diary for Monday, February 12, 1945: Politics Peru declares war on Germany and Japan.
Diary February 12, 1915
Diary for Friday, February 12, 1915: Neutrals Holland: Protest against U-boat blockade (Sweden also on February 15). Italy: Government notifies Austria that further action in Balkans are an unfriendly act.
Diary February 11, 1915
Diary for Thursday, February 11, 1915: Air War Belgium: 3 RNAS aircraft bomb Zeebrugge and Ostend U-boat bases and coastal batteries (at least 7 killed). 30 sorties flown until February
Diary February 11, 1940
Diary for Sunday, February 11, 1940: Finland Winter War: Russians break through Mannerheim Line in Summa sector. 123rd Division overwhelms defending Finnish battalion. Finns launch desperate counter-attacks. Politics Russian-German Trade
Diary February 11, 1945
Diary for Sunday, February 11, 1945: Western Front British enter Kleve. Home Fronts Germany: Entire gold reserves (c. 100 t.) transported from Berlin to salt mine near Eisenach. Americans capture
