Diary September 28, 1944
War Diary of World War One for Thursday, September 28, 1944: Western Front Germans surrender Calais Citadel after further heavy bombing by RAF. German frogmen attempt to blow up bridge […]
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Diary September 28, 1914
War Diary of World War One for Monday, September 28, 1914: Western Front Belgium: Germans take Malines. German super-heavy howitzers bombard Forts Waelhem and Wavre-Ste Catherine, outer ring of Antwerp,
Diary September 28, 1939
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, September 28, 1939: Poland Armistice between Warsaw Garrison and German besiegers from noon.
Diary September 27, 1939
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, September 27, 1939: Poland Germans overrun outer defenses of Warsaw; Garrison Commander offers to surrender (talks held in bus on city outskirts) . Air War
Diary September 27, 1914
War Diary of World War One for Sunday, September 27, 1914: Western Front FIRST BATTLE OF ARTOIS (until October 12) begins. Antwerp: Beseler deploys 125,000 troops including siege train of
Diary September 27, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, September 27, 1944: Russian Front 2nd and 3rd Belorussian Fronts make unsuccessful attempt to storm the ‘Sigulda Line’, northeast of Riga. Western Front British 2nd
Diary September 26, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, September 26, 1944: Russian Front The Central Front stabilizes along line of Rivers Narew and Vistula. Russians have advanced 604 km since June 23 and
Diary September 26, 1914
War Diary of World War One for Saturday, September 26, 1914: Western Front Somme: First Battle of Picardy ends. Castelnau halted at line Ribecourt-Roye-Chaulnes-Bray-sur-Somme to await formation of new Tenth
Diary September 26, 1939
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, September 26, 1939: Poland Massive indiscriminate artillery bombardment of Warsaw, followed by major German infantry assault; city center in flames. Poles recapture Mokotow Airport and
Diary September 25, 1939
WW2 War Diary for Monday, September 25, 1939: Poland Second German ultimatum to Warsaw Garrison. Mass air attack on the city: 400 bombers and Stukas make repeated sorties, starting huge
Diary September 25, 1914
War Diary of World War One for Friday, September 25, 1914: Western Front Meuse: Bavarians enter St Mihiel; after storming French Camp-des-Romains. Dubail soon drives them back to outskirts. Aisne:
Diary September 25, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Monday, September 25, 1944: Western Front Remnants of British 1st Airborne Division withdrawn over the Rhine by night, after suffering 7,000 casualties. Home Fronts Germany: Allies
Diary September 24, 1914
War Diary of World War One for September 24, 1914: Western Front Germans retake and then lose again Peronne on river Somme. Joffre orders shell economies, reduces daily issue to
Diary September 24, 1939
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, September 24, 1939: Poland Germans isolate Modlin Fortress, North of Warsaw. Russians enter Galician oilfields.
Diary September 24, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, September 24, 1944: Western Front Renewed efforts to save British airborne forces at Arnhem. Sea: War Arctic: Anti-submarine nets foil attempted U-boat attack on Russian
Diary September 23, 1939
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, September 23, 1939: Poland Germans announce capture of Lvov. Politics Mussolini declares that the ‘liquidation’ of Poland presents opportunity for European peace settlement. Home Fronts
Diary September 23, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, September 23, 1944: Western Front Successful German counter-attack north of Eindhoven. Air War Europe: RAF night raids on Münster and Neuss (east of Aachen). Lancaster
Diary September 23, 1914
War Diary of World War One for Wednesday, September 23, 1914: Western Front Rupprecht’s Sixth Army completes transfer from Lorraine to Artois, which was begun on September 16. Aisne: Battlefront
Diary September 22, 1939
WW2 War Diary for Friday, September 22, 1939: Poland Russo-German victory parade at Brest-Litovsk. Colonel-General von Fritsch, former German Army C-in-C and leading anti-Nazi, killed by rifle fire outside Warsaw
Diary September 22, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Friday, September 22, 1944: Russian Front Russians capture Tallinn (Estonia). Western Front Germans surrender at Boulogne. Stolberg (east of Aachen) captured. Air War Germany: USAAF bombers
