Diary October 5, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, October 5, 1944: Home Front Germany: 16-year-old youths to be conscripted for military service. All hospitals placed under military control. Nazi party and Hitler Youth […]
War Diary
Diary October 5, 1914
War Diary of World War One for Monday, October 5, 1914: Air War Western Front: First air combat victory by an machine-gun-armed Allied plane: Sergeant Frantz and Corporal Quenault (French)
Diary October 4, 1914
War Diary of World War One for Sunday, October 4, 1914: Eastern Front Tsar arrives at STAVKA, visits Osovyets on October 8. Poland: AUSTRO-GERMAN OFFENSIVE TOWARDS WARSAW BEGINS. Austrian First
Diary October 4, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, October 4, 1944: Russian Front Russians reach Pancevo, 16 km from Belgrade. Air War Europe: Heavy daylight raid on Bergen U-boat base by fighter-escorted Lancaster
Diary October 4, 1939
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, October 4, 1939: Sea War Atlantic: U-boat U-35 lands 28-man crew of torpedoed Greek SS Diamantis on Kerry coast, Southwest Ireland. Occupied countries Poland: Nikita
Diary October 3, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, October 3, 1944: Western Front Truce at Dunkirk; civilians evacuated. Americans attack Fort Driant near Metz. Air War Europe: Me 262 jet fighter becomes operational.
Diary October 3, 1939
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, October 3, 1939: Western Front French withdrawal from advanced positions in German territory (Warndt Forest and Saarbrücken Salient) completed.
Diary October 3, 1914
War Diary of World War One for Saturday, October 3, 1914: Western Front Flanders: Germans briefly occupy Ypres. Landwehr enters Tournai. Belgium: Antwerp outer defenses now in German hands. Foreign
Diary October 2, 1914
War Diary of World War One for Friday, October 2, 1914: Western Front Near Arras Maud’huy is under heavy pressure from 3 German corps until October 6. Sir J French
Diary October 2, 1939
WW2 War Diary for Monday, October 2, 1939: Politics Pan-American Security Zone established. USA and Latin American States forbid naval and air operations in sea areas up to 600 miles
Diary October 2, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Monday, October 2, 1944: Occupied countries Poland: END OF WARSAW RISING. Decimated Polish Home Army of General Bor forced to surrender to Germans. 200,000 Poles killed.
Diary October 1, 1939
WW2 War Diary for October 1, 1939: Poland German troops enter Warsaw and begin disarming the Garrison (120,000 officers and men). Surrender of Hela, last Polish stronghold.
Diary October 1, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, October 1, 1944: Western Front Unsuccessful German counter-attack south of Arnhem. Canadians secure Calais. Russian Front Finns begin operations against German forces in North Finland.
Diary October 1, 1914
War Diary of World War One for Thursday, October 1, 1914: Western Front TRANSFER OF BEF FROM THE AISNE TO FLANDERS BEGINS (until October 20) with the cavalry. BEF will
Diary September 30, 1939
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, September 30, 1939: Politics Polish Government-in-Exile and ‘Cabinet of National Unity’ formed in Paris under Raczkiewicz (President) and General Sikorski (Prime Minister and Minister of
Diary September 30, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, September 30, 1944: Air War Europe: Renewed RAF onslaught on Rhineland marshaling yards. Home Fronts Britain: Great celebrations in Dover, following news that all German
Diary September 30, 1914
War Diary of World War One for Wednesday, September 30, 1914: Western Front Belgium: Belgians appeal to Allies for help at Antwerp. Artois: French troops re-enter Arras. General Maud’huy given
Diary September 29, 1939
WW2 War Diary for Friday, September 29, 1939: Politics Russo-German ‘Treaty of Frontier Regulation and Friendship’ signed, partitioning Poland and defining spheres of influence. Joint Declaration issued calling for a
Diary September 29, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Friday, September 29, 1944: Russian Front Russian campaign by Leningrad Front and Baltic Fleet to recapture Moonsund Archipelago off Estonia (September 29-November 24): Russians land on
Diary September 29, 1914
War Diary of World War One for Tuesday, September 29, 1914: Western Front St Mihiel: Salient solidifies. France: French repulsed near Roye, Lassigny and Chaulny. French XXI Corps checked before
