Diary January 6, 1915
War Diary World War One for Wednesday, January 6, 1915: Home Fronts Britain: Kitchener reviews war in House of Lords. Middle East Armenia: Yudenich replaces Bergmann as Russian field C-in-C. […]
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Diary January 6, 1940
War Diary WW2 for Saturday, January 6, 1940: Air War Two Finnish Fokker fighter planes destroy a formation of seven Ilyushin bombers over Utti, northeast of Helsinki.
Diary January 5, 1940
War Diary WW2 for Friday, January 5, 1940: Finland Winter War: Russian 18th Division encircled north of Lake Ladoga. 18,000 Russians are killed or captured by February 19. First contingent
Diary January 5, 1945
War Diary WW2 for Friday, January 5, 1945: Air War Germany: 8th USAAF despatches 1,000 planes with 500 escort fighters to bomb and strafe rail targets across Western Germany.
Diary January 5, 1915
War Diary World War One for Tuesday, January 5, 1915: Home Fronts Britain: Churchill begs Prime Minister to approve prototype of armored steam tractor. Western Front Foch made C-in-C Allied
Diary January 4, 1945
War Diary WW2 for Thursday, January 4, 1945: Air War Pacific: Americans bomb Clark Field, Manila (Philippines).
Diary January 4, 1915
War Diary World War One for Monday, January 4, 1915: Middle East Armenia – Battle of Sarikamish ends: Turkish IX Corps destroyed; 1,200 PoWs including Ihsan Pasha, 30 guns and
Diary January 4, 1940
War Diary WW2 for Thursday, January 4, 1940: Occupied countries Poland: Franco-Polish military agreement: Polish Army in Exile at France to be equipped and maintained at French expense. Finland Winter
Diary January 3, 1945
War Diary WW2 for Wednesday, January 3, 1945: Burma Allied forces land on Akyab Island. Sea War British S class submarine Shakespeare depth-charged by Japanese patrol boats.
Diary January 3, 1915
War Diary World War One for Sunday, January 3, 1915: Western Front Memo from Sir J French advocates offensive to recapture Ostend and Zeebrugge (under development as U-boat bases) but
Diary January 3, 1940
War Diary WW2 for Wednesday, January 3, 1940: Western Front In Vosges area, French patrols ambush two German detachments and take several prisoners. Sea War British warships detain American SS
Diary January 2, 1915
War Diary World War One for Saturday, January 2, 1915: Western Front Flanders: Heavy rain hampers operations. King Albert vetoes against BEF-Belgian Army amalgamation idea. Somme: French gains near Verrelles.
Diary January 2, 1940
War Diary WW2 for Tuesday, January 2, 1940: Finland Winter War: Snowstorms halt fighting in Karelian Isthmus. Battle of Salla begins: Finns make unsuccessful attempts to encircle Russian 122nd Division
Diary January 2, 1945
War Diary WW2 for Tuesday, January 2, 1945: Air War Germany: 1,000 US bombers hammer troop concentrations and communications in Western Germany. 1,000 RAF bombers attack Nuremberg (2,067t of bombs)
Diary January 1, 1915
War Diary World War One for Friday, January 1, 1915: Sea War Channel: Unescorted battleship Formidable sunk at 0230 hours in bad weather by U24 (Schneider) (547 killed, 201 survivors).
Diary January 1, 1940
War Diary WW2 for Monday, January 1, 1940: Finland Winter War: Finns repulse Russian probing attack in Taipale sector of Mannerheim Line. Home Fronts Britain: Royal Proclamation: 2 Million men
Diary January 1, 1945
War Diary WW2 for Monday, January 1, 1945: Air War Europe: 800 German fighter-bombers carry out massed low-level raids on Allied airfields in Belgium and Holland (Operation Bodenplatte or Hermann).
Diary December 31, 1939
War Diary WW2 for Sunday, December 31, 1939: Sea War Merchant shipping losses in December 1939: 72 Allied ships with 190,768 tons in the Atlantic. 1 U-boat sunk in the
Diary December 31, 1914
War Diary World War One for Thursday, December 31, 1914: Western Front Kitchener breakfasts with Field Marshal French, he and Joffre must ‘break the German line’ in next 5 weeks
Diary December 31, 1944
War Diary WW2 for Sunday, December 31, 1944: Air War Germany: RAF attacks Solingen marshalling yards. Sea War Merchant shipping losses in December 1944: 19 Allied ships with 91,097 tons
