Diary February 10, 1915
Diary for Wednesday, February 10, 1915: Western Front Germans attack Marie Therese Work in La Grurie Wood (Argonne) and Ban-de-Sapt (Alsace), repulsed at both next day. Champagne: French 60th Reserve […]
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Diary February 10, 1940
Diary for Saturday, February 10, 1940: Western Front French communiqué reads: Rien a signaler (‘Nothing to report’). Sea War Atlantic: Six German merchant ships leave Vigo, Spain to run the
Diary February 10, 1945
Diary for Saturday, February 10, 1945: Russian Front East Prussia: Rokossovsky captures Elbing and Preussisch-Eylau. Western Front Germans open flood gates of Schwammenauel Dam on river Roer, in attempt to
Diary February 9, 1915
Diary for Tuesday, February 9, 1915: Eastern Front East Prussia: Eichhorn takes Biala and turns Russian right wing. Poland: Army Detachment Gallwitz formed, takes Serpels in northwest on February 11.
Diary February 9, 1940
Diary for Friday, February 9, 1940: Sea War North Sea: German destroyers lay mines in ‘The Wash‘, on British East coast (night February 9-10). Finland Winter War: Finns hold Russian
Diary February 9, 1945
Diary for Friday, February 9, 1945: Russian Front East Prussia: Königsberg now virtually encircled by 2nd and 3rd Belorussian Fronts. Western Front BRITISH AND CANADIANS REACH THE RHINE in strength.
Diary February 8, 1940
Diary for Thursday, February 8, 1940: Western Front Two French soldiers capture German patrol in Forbach Woods. Secret War USA: ‘Harry Sawyer’ (Sebold) arrives in New York to head German
Diary February 8, 1915
Diary for Monday, February 8, 1915: Sea War Eastern Mediterranean: British cruiser Philomel raids Bab Yunis near Alexandretta. Black Sea: Light cruiser Breslau shells Yalta (Crimea) while Russian cruisers bombard
Diary February 8, 1945
Diary for Thursday, February 8, 1945: Western Front Canadians advance into Reichswald southeast of Nijmegen, between Maas and Rhine (Operation Veritable).
Diary February 7, 1945
Diary for Wednesday, February 7, 1945: Air War Europe: RAF night attack on German forces at Kleve and Goch.
Diary February 7, 1940
Diary for Wednesday, February 7, 1940: Sea War Atlantic: Irish passenger-mail ship Munster sunk by mine in Irish Sea. Home Fronts Britain: IRA men, Barnes and Richards, executed at Winson
Diary February 7, 1915
Diary for Sunday, February 7, 1915: Eastern Front East Prussia – Winter Battle of Masuria (until February 22): Hindenburg offensive in Kaiser’s presence, takes Johannisburg next day but snow hampers.
Diary February 6, 1940
Diary for Tuesday, February 6, 1940: Home Front Britain: four people injured by IRA parcel bombs at Euston Station, London.
Diary February 6, 1915
Diary for Saturday, February 6, 1915: Western Front Flanders: British counter-mine two German sap-heads south of La Bassee Canal. Somme: Germans detonate 3 mines in La Bolsselle. Eastern Front Bukovina:
Diary February 6, 1945
Diary for Tuesday, February 6, 1945: Russian Front Konev crosses the river Oder and lays siege to Breslau: hundreds of thousands of panic-stricken German civilians flee westwards, many into ‘safe’
Diary February 5, 1915
Diary for Friday, February 5, 1915: Air War Western Front: French pilot Pegoud in Morane ‘L’ scores 3 victories in single action: 2 German aircraft shot down, 3rd forced to
Diary February 5, 1945
Diary for Monday, February 5, 1945: Western Front Alsace: Colmar Pocket cut in two as US and French troops link up. Air War Germany: 238 RAF bombers attacking Bonn. 589
Diary February 5, 1940
Diary for Monday, February 5, 1940: Neutrals Holland: C-in-C General Reynders resigns over question of Dutch military preparedness. Sea War US Maritime Commission announces that Britain and France are buying
Diary February 4, 1945
Diary for Sunday, February 4, 1945: Politics YALTA CONFERENCE (‘Magneto’): Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin meet in Crimea. Latter succeeds in winning big concessions from ailing US President, including free hand
Diary February 4, 1915
Diary for Thursday, February 4, 1915: Sea War UNRESTRICTED U-BOAT WAR. Germany declares ‘War Zone’ around British Islands as from February 18. All vessels including neutrals liable to be sunk
