Diary November 20, 1918
World War One Diary for Wednesday, November 20, 1918: Sea War North Sea: Harwich Force meets first 20 U-boats (of 170) to surrender 20 miles off Lowestoft and puts prize […]
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Diary November 19, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Friday, November 19, 1943: Mediterranean Italy – BATTLE OF THE SANGRO (November 19-24): British establish small bridgeheads over the swollen river. Eastern Front Southern Sector: Germans
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Diary November 19, 1918
World War One Diary for Tuesday, November 19, 1918: Home Fronts Britain: Naval censorship abolished. NUR (National Union of Railwaymen) announce withdrawal from War Truce. Government announces over 3 million
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Diary November 18, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, November 18, 1943: Air War Germany: BATTLE OF BERLIN. RAF launches 5-month-long series of massive night raids, designed to ‘wreck Berlin from end to end’
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Diary November 18, 1918
World War One Diary for Monday, November 18, 1918: Western Front BRUSSELS REOCCUPIED BY BELGIANS. Last German troops leave French territory. Retiring Germans blow up munition dump at Beez, east
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Diary November 17, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, November 17, 1943: Pacific New Guinea: Australian troops with Matilda tanks assault Sattelberg.
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Diary November 17, 1918
World War One Diary for Sunday, November 17, 1918: Politics Yugoslavia: Yugoslav National Council at Agram protests vs Italy occupying Fiume (but General Grazuli ‘persuades’ Serb troops to evacuate on
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Diary November 16, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, November 16, 1943: Sea War Mediterranean: Germans gain control of Leros Air War Scandinavia: B-17 Fortress and B-24 Liberator bombers attack Knaben molybdenum mines and
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Diary November 16, 1918
World War One Diary for Saturday, November 16, 1918: Eastern Front POLAND DECLARES INDEPENDENCE: President General Pilsudski, Poles demand Posen’s surrender. Ukraine: German evacuation begins. Finland: German troops (4 divisions)
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Diary November 15, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Monday, November 15, 1943: Sea War Atlantic: DOENITZ ABANDONS U-BOAT OPERATIONS IN WEST ATLANTIC following totally abortive forays against Convoys HX.264 and SC.146. German aircraft begin
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Diary November 15, 1918
World War One Diary for Friday, November 15, 1918: Western Front Inter-Allied Armistice Commission (IMC) assembles at Spa. General Plumer makes formal entry into Mons. First 2 trainloads of Allied
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Diary November 14, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, November 14, 1943: Sea War Germany: U-794 (Type XVIIA) , world’s first ‘true submarine‘ enters service at Kiel; powered by the Walter hydrogen peroxide/fuel oil
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Diary November 14, 1918
World War One Diary for Thursday, November 14, 1918: Eastern Front Ukraine: Hetman Skoropadski tries to change sides, but Denikin and Whites reject offer. General Petlyura rebels vs Ukrainian Government.
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Diary November 13, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, November 13, 1943: Occupied Territories France: French Resistance attack SRO ball-bearing factory at Annecy. Sea War Mediterranean: Germans land on Island of Krk, Cres and
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Diary November 13, 1918
World War One Diary for Wednesday, November 13, 1918: Southern Fronts Hungary: Government signs final Central Powers’ armistice at Belgrade, Field Marshal Misic and General Henrys sign for Allies. French
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Diary November 12, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Friday, November 12, 1943: Eastern Front Southern Sector: Russians recapture Zhitomir, west of Kiev, thereby cutting vital Leningrad-Odessa railway. Sea War Indian Ocean: British submarine Taurus
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Diary November 12, 1918
World War One Diary for Tuesday, November 12, 1918: Home Fronts France: Paris celebrates even more enthusiastically (until November 13). Germany: Council of Peoples Commissars abolish Auxiliary Service Law and
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Diary November 11, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, November 11, 1943: Sea War Pacific: US carrier planes batter Japanese shipping, defences and airfields at Rabaul. 108 Japanese planes (33 lost) attack carrier group
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Diary November 11, 1918
World War One Diary for Monday, November 11, 1918: Western Front France: ARMISTICE SIGNED in Foch’s wagon lit at Rethondes, Compiegne Forest at 0505 hours, COMES INTO FORCE 1100 HOURS
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Diary November 10, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, November 10, 1943: Eastern Front Southern Sector – Battle of Cherkassy: Russian paratroops drop near Cherkassy, south of Dnieper River; and link up with partisans.
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