Diary May 7, 1919
World War One Diary for Wednesday, May 7, 1919: France – Peace Process – 7th Plenary Session: draft treaty read by Clemenceau to German delegation at Trianon Palace (Versailles) with […]
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Diary May 6, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, May 6, 1944: Home Front Japan: First flight of Mitsubishi A7M Reppu (designed to replace the Mitsubishi A6M5 Reisen and Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero). Technical problems,
Diary May 6, 1919
World War One Diary for Tuesday, May 6, 1919: France – Peace Process: 6th Plenary session approves draft peace treaty; Foch, unhappy with French security guarantees, speaks against. Council of
Diary May 5, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Friday, May 5, 1944: Southeast Asia Burma: Slim’s 14th Army counter-attacks near Imphal. Air War Mediterranean: Torre Dam in Italy dive-bombed and smashed by RAF P-51
Diary May 5, 1919
World War One Diary for Monday, May 5, 1919: Russia: C-in-C Red Army Vatsetis sacks Colonel Kamenev for insubordination on Eastern Front but Lenin reinstate him in command of Eastern
Diary May 4, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, May 4, 1944: Air War Eastern Europe: RAF night raid on Budapest rail installations.
Diary May 4, 1919
World War One Diary for Sunday, May 4, 1919: France – Peace Process: Supreme Allied Council invites Italians’ return, they do on May 5. Senior US official, probably E House,
Diary May 3, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, May 3, 1944: Air War Western Europe: 49 RAF bombers lost during night raids on tank-truck park at Mailly, near Rheims; Montdidier aircraft stores; ammunition
Diary May 3, 1919
World War One Diary for Saturday, May 3, 1919: Ireland: 3 Irish-American ‘Friends of Irish Freedom’, having lobbied Wilson in Paris, arrive to report (June 3). Britain: Ration book issue
Diary May 2, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, May 2, 1944: Occupied Territories France: Management of Aubert and Duval steel works at Ancizes co-operates with Resistance in complete shut-down. Politics Spain: Anglo-US-Spanish agreement
Diary May 2, 1919
World War One Diary for Friday, May 2, 1919: Germany: Hindenburg announces his resignation as Army C-in-C as from peace. Hungary: Allies agree to occupy Budapest. Britain: Admiralty publishes March
Diary May 1, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Monday, May 1, 1944: Eastern Front Central Sector: Zhukov and Vasilevsky begin detailed planning for decisive summer offensive against the ‘Byelorussian Salient’, lying between Smolensk and
Diary May 1, 1919
World War One Diary for Thursday, May 1, 1919: Germany: Government troops retake Munich from Spartacists after they murder 10 hostages. Reprisals and death sentences (until June 14) raise deaths
Diary April 30, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, April 30, 1944: Secret War Greece: General Kreipe (commander of ‘Fortress Crete’) kidnapped by Partisans (leaded by British Commandos) in Crete and taken by British
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Diary April 30, 1919
World War One Diary for Wednesday, April 30, 1919: Turkey: Kemal Pasha appointed Inspector-General Ninth Army, Anatolia. France – Peace Process: Japan granted Shantung subject to verbal promise of eventual
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Diary April 29, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, April 29, 1944: Sea War Pacific: TF 58 attacks Truk: 93 Japanese planes destroyed (26 US planes shot down). Occupied Territories France: Resistance cripples newly
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Diary April 29, 1919
World War One Diary for Tuesday, April 29, 1919: France – Peace Process: German Foreign Minister Count Graf Brockdorff-Rantzau arrives. Italy: Chamber vindicates Government 382-40. Britain: Labour Minister says 3
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Diary April 28, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Friday, April 28, 1944: Air War Germany: RAF bombs Friedrichshafen. Northern Europe: Avro Lancaster bombers raid Kjeller aircraft factory, Oslo (night April 28-29). Occupied Territories France:
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Diary April 28, 1919
World War One Diary for Monday, April 28, 1919: South Russia: Lieutenant-General C J Briggs Liaison Officer and Head of British Military Mission ‘Denmiss’ to Denikin (until June, Holman succeeds).
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Diary April 27, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, April 27, 1944: Sea War Channel: 3 American LSTs, carrying out invasion exercise, are torpedoed by E-boats in Lyme Bay; 638 killed (night April 27-28).
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