Diary January 27, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, January 27, 1944: Eastern Front Northern Sector: SIEGE OF LENINGRAD ENDS after 872 days. Air War Germany: Most concentrated night raid of the war on […]
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Diary January 27, 1919
World War One Diary for Monday, January 27, 1919: Russia: Death of General Ivanov (ex-Tsarist Southwest Front commander 1914-16) of typhus, aged 67. 2nd Czech Division’s evacuation ordered. France –
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Diary January 26, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, January 26, 1944: Home Fronts USSR: Soviet forensic medical commission on Katyn Massacre publishes a fake report; blames Germans. Pacific New Guinea: Elements of Japanese
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Diary January 26, 1919
World War One Diary for Sunday, January 26, 1919: Germany – Bavaria: Eisner wins only 3 of 160 seats in elections as law and order breaks down. Russia: Petrograd Red
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Diary January 25, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, January 25, 1944: Eastern Front Southern Sector: Russian 1st and 2nd UFs launch pincer movement west of Cherkassy and encircle 10 German divisions in the
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Diary January 25, 1919
World War One Diary for Saturday, January 25, 1919: France – Peace Process: League of Nations recognized as part of Peace Treaty and eight international committees formed in second Plenary
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Diary January 24, 1919
World War One Diary for Friday, January 24, 1919: France: Peace Conference appoints Arms Control Commission for Germany; Supreme War Council fixes occupation army strengths. Russia: Ukraine and Estonian representatives
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Diary January 24, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Monday, January 24, 1944: Mediterranean Italy: French Expeditionary Corps attacks Monte Santa Croce. Hitler orders German troops to hold Gustav Line at all cost.
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Diary January 23, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, January 23, 1944: Sea War Pacific: Japanese submarine RO 37 torpedoes tanker Cache – last success by a Japanese submarine in Southwest Pacific.
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Diary January 23, 1919
World War One Diary for Thursday, January 23, 1919: Germany: Election results give Social Democrats majority (163 deputies). Britain: 150,000 miners begin strike for shorter working week.
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Diary January 22, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, January 22, 1944: Sea War Mediterranean – ANZIO LANDINGS: Allied 6th Corps lands near Anzio and Nettuno, south of Rome (Operation Shingle) in bold attempt
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Diary January 22, 1919
World War One Diary for Wednesday, January 22, 1919: France: Peace Conference approves Wilson’s fruitless ‘Prinkipo proposal’ (by radio) to get Russian parties to meet on Sea of Marmara Island
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Diary January 21, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Friday, January 21, 1944: Air War Britain – ‘LITTLE BLITZ’ ON LONDON (Operation Steinbock = ‘Ibex’): motley force of 447 aircraft (including He 177 heavy bombers)
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Diary January 21, 1919
World War One Diary for Tuesday, January 21, 1919: Ireland: Sinn Fein Dublin Congress of Members of Parliament (except 36 in prison) convenes first Dail (Parliament) and declares Ireland independent;
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Diary January 20, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, January 20, 1944: Sea War Channel: British cross-Channel guns sink blockade-runner Muensterland off Cap Gris Nez. German guns bombard Dover, Deal, Folkestone and Ramsgate. Mediterranean
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Diary January 20, 1919
World War One Diary for Monday, January 20, 1919: Russia: Denikin’s Whites take Piatigorsk (capital North Caucasus SSR), Kislovodsk and Georgievsk (January 22). General Milne visits Tiflis (HQ British 27th
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Diary January 19, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, January 19, 1944: Eastern Front Northern Sector: NOVGOROD CAPTURED BY RUSSIANS. Air War Mediterranean: Wing-Commander Lance Wade, American-born RAF fighter ‘ace’ (25 victories) killed in
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Diary January 19, 1919
World War One Diary for Sunday, January 19, 1919: Germany: National Assembly elections (30 million of 35 million over 20 years vote) for 421 deputies. North Russia: Red Sixth Army
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Diary January 18, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, January 18, 1944: Home Fronts Britain: Churchill returns from North Africa.
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Diary January 18, 1919
World War One Diary for Sunday, January 19, 1919: France – PEACE CONFERENCE OPENS at 1530 hours in Quai d’Orsay, Paris, 48 years to day since German Empire’s proclamation at
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