Diary May 22, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Monday, May 22, 1944: Occupied Territories France: Resistance blows up hydroelectric station at Bussy.
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Diary May 22, 1919
World War One Diary for Thursday, May 22, 1919: France – Peace Process: German delegates leave for Spa to consult. Baltic States: Baltic Baron Manteuffel’s German-Latvian Landeswehr, with air support,
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Diary May 21, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, May 21, 1944: Air War Germany: RAF bombers attacking Duisburg and dropping 2,000t of bombs. Home Fronts USA: Explosion on landing craft in Pearl Harbor,
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Diary May 21, 1919
World War One Diary for Wednesday, May 21, 1919: Nothing special to report.
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Diary May 20, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, May 20, 1944: Secret War Occupied Poland: Experimental V-2 falls in river Bug. Polish Underground drive cattle into river to hide intact rocket from German
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Diary May 20, 1919
World War One Diary for Tuesday, May 20, 1919: Germany: British Rhine Army ready to march farther into Germany to enforce peace terms. South Russia: Wrangel smashes Red Tenth Army
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Diary May 19, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Friday, May 19, 1944: Mediterranean Italy: British armour and infantry overrun Aquino airfield, in Liri Valley; German anti-tank guns repulse attempted seizure of Aquino town. Americans
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Diary May 19, 1919
World War One Diary for Monday, May 19, 1919: France – Peace Process: Poles refuse to accept Allied decisions on Ukraine. USA: Army Chief of Staff and Secretary of State
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Diary May 18, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, May 18, 1944: Mediterranean Italy: Poles occupy ‘Monastery Hill’ at Cassino. Politics UK and USSR agree that Rumania will be in Soviet sphere of influence;
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Diary May 18, 1919
World War One Diary for Sunday, May 18, 1919: Baltic States: General Alexander P Rodzianko’s White Northern Corps (6,000 men) begins drive towards Petrograd from Estonia, Narva and Gdov taken
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Diary May 17, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, May 17, 1944: Mediterranean Italy: Kesselring orders evacuation of Cassino garrison. Sea War Indian Ocean: Carriers HMS Illustrious and USS Saratoga launch combined 85-plane strike
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Diary May 17, 1919
World War One Diary for Saturday, May 17, 1919: South Russia: General Ulagai’s White cavalry charge and rout 6 Red cavalry regiments on steppe north of river Manych which Wrangel
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Diary May 16, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, May 16, 1944: Sea War Atlantic: Coastal Command planes sink 5 U-boats off Norway; 3 others seriously damaged (May 16-31). Air War Eastern Front: Russians
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Diary May 16, 1919
World War One Diary for Friday, May 16, 1919: Britain: Asquith answers Lord French about Kitchener’s supersession. Limited price coal exports to Allies ended.
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Diary May 15, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Monday, May 15, 1944: Mediterranean Italy: Germans begin withdrawing from ‘Gustav’ Line to ‘Adolf Hitler‘ (‘Dora’) Line, immediately south of Rome. Home Front USSR: Death of
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Diary May 15, 1919
World War One Diary for Thursday, May 15, 1919: Siberia: Around this date Red Eastern Front 361,000 men plus 195,000 in three rear Military Districts as Kolchak’s armies retreat. North
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Diary May 14, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, May 14, 1944: Mediterranean Italy: French break through at Monti Aurunci, north of Gaeta. Air War Britain: Night raid on Bristol and Southwest England by
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Diary May 14, 1919
World War One Diary for Wednesday, May 14, 1919: France – Peace Process: Dr Renner’s Austrian delegation arrives at St Germain-en-Laye, terms for Austria discussed on May 15. Allies nominate
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Diary May 13, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, May 13, 1944: Eastern Front Southern sector: German and Axis forces completely ousted from the Crimea, leaving behind 78,000 dead or prisoners. Mediterranean Italy: French
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Diary May 13, 1919
World War One Diary for Tuesday, May 13, 1919: Turkey: Greek troops land at Smyrna (until May 16) initially to protect Christian population and keep order, but about 20 Turks
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