Diary November 8, 1944
War Diary for Wednesday, November 8, 1944: Western Front US 3rd Army drives east in Metz-Nancy sector. Air War Germany: Major Walter Nowotny, Austrian fighter ace (258 victories), dies in […]
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Diary November 8, 1914
War Diary of World War One for Sunday, November 8, 1914: Southern Fronts Serbia: Austrian Fifth Army advances to within mile of Serb Second Army aided by heavy artillery and
Diary November 8, 1939
War Diary for Wednesday, November 8, 1939: Home Fronts Germany: BUERGER-BRAEUKELLER BOMB INCIDENT. Powerful bomb wrecks Munich beer hall (killing 8) minutes after vehement anti-British speech by Hitler, who predicts
Diary November 7, 1914
War Diary of World War One for Saturday, November 7, 1914: Far East Tsingtao: Fall of the city. Ceasefire after Japanese storm redoubts before Forts Bismarck and Moltke. 4 German
Diary November 7, 1944
War Diary for Tuesday, November 7, 1944: Home Fronts USA: ROOSEVELT RE-ELECTED. Presidential Elections: Roosevelt (Democratic), 25,610,946; Dewey (Republican), 22,018,177; Roosevelt wins in 36 States and is re-elected for unprecedented
Diary November 7, 1939
War Diary for Tuesday, November 7, 1939: Western Front Hitler postpones offensive planned for November 12 – and 13 further postponements follow at intervals until May 9, 1940. Politics Queen
Diary November 6, 1939
War Diary for Monday, November 6, 1939: Western Front The Biggest dogfight to date. Nine French Curtiss Hawk fighters shoot down 4 out of 27 Me 109Ds over the Saar.
Diary November 6, 1914
War Diary of World War One for Friday, November 6, 1914: Southern Fronts Serbia: Third Austrian offensive begins. Potiorek masses 119 battalions against 72 Serb battalions in Loznica-Ljubovija sector of
Diary November 6, 1944
War Diary for Monday, November 6, 1944: Neutrals Egypt: Lord Moyne, British Resident Minister in the Middle East, dies – shot by ‘Stern Gang‘ (Zionist) terrorists, in Cairo.
Diary November 5, 1939
War Diary for Sunday, November 5, 1939: Home Fronts Germany: THE ZOSSEN CONSPIRACY. Generals von Brauchitsch (Army C in C), Halder and Beck plot to stop Hitler’s planned Western Front
Diary November 5, 1944
War Diary for Sunday, November 5, 1944: Air War Boeing B-29 Superfortress bombers attack Singapore.
Diary November 5, 1914
War Diary for Thursday, November 5, 1914: Western Front Somme: German attack at Le Ouesnoy-en-Santerre fails. Flanders: BEF 7th Division withdrawn from line only 2,380 men strong. Foch tells Sir
Diary November 4, 1944
War Diary for Saturday, November 4, 1944: Russian Front Russian long-range guns bombard Budapest. Western Front Allies capture Flushing. Balkans LIBERATION OF GREECE completed. Air War Germany: 8th USAAF raids
Diary November 4, 1914
War Diary of World War One for Wednesday, November 4, 1914: African Fronts East Africa: IE ‘B’ (517 casualties) repulsed by Lettow’s 1,000 men (148 casualties) flank counter-attack after Lettow’s
Diary November 4, 1939
War Diary for Saturday, November 4, 1939: Secret War ‘Oslo Report‘: revealing secrets of German long-range rockets and radar – sent anonymously (probably by anti-Nazi German scientist) to British naval
Diary November 3, 1939
War Diary for Friday, November 3, 1939: Politics Embargo on export of arms lifted by US Senate. Neutrality Bill amended. Britain and France now able to obtain supplies on ‘cash
Diary November 3, 1944
War Diary for Friday, November 3, 1944: Western Front Canadians cross from Beveland to join British on Walcheren. US 1st Army captures Schmidt, near Aachen (Germans recapture it next day).
Diary November 3, 1914
War Diary of World War One for Tuesday, November 3, 1914: Sea War North Sea: 3 German battlecruisers (Hipper) briefly shell Yarmouth to cover cruiser Kolberg which is laying 130
Diary November 2, 1914
War Diary of World War One for Monday, November 2, 1914: Eastern Front East Prussia: The German province re-invaded by Russians (Sivers’ Tenth Army with 20 divisions). Galicia: Battle of
Diary November 2, 1944
War Diary for Thursday, November 2, 1944: Air War Germany: Great air battle over Leuna synthetic oil plant at Merseburg: 8th AF claims 183 fighters (including 4 jets) for loss
