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.
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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 Flanders: BEF 7th Division withdrawn from line only 2,380 men strong.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
Diary November 2, 1939
War Diary for Thursday, November 2, 1939: Occupied countries Poland: Western White Russia (Russian-occupied Poland) incorporated in Belorussian SSR.
Diary November 1, 1939
War Diary for Wednesday, November 1, 1939: Home Fronts Germany: Flight of world’s first jet aircraft. Heinkel He 178 experimental jet aircraft displayed to senior Luftwaffe officers. Occupied Countries Poland:
Diary November 1, 1914
War Diary of World War One for Sunday, November 1, 1914: Sea War Pacific – Battle of Coronel: Cradock’s outgunned cruiser squadron defeated by Spee’s squadron (3 men wounded from
Diary November 1, 1944
War Diary for Wednesday, November 1, 1944: Sea War British infantry and Commandos land on Walcheren (Operation Infatuate): German garrison surrenders on November 8. Air War Pacific: First of 9,000
Diary October 31, 1939
War Diary for Tuesday, October 31, 1939: Politics Molotov, Russian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, elucidates Soviet foreign policy: friendship with Germany, support for German ‘peace’ efforts and economic collaboration.
Diary October 31, 1914
War Diary of World War One for Saturday, October 31, 1914: Far East Tsingtao: Final Japanese bombardment begins on Emperor’s birthday, oil tanks hit. Western Front BATTLE OF YPRES, Phase
