Diary July 26, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, Juyl 26, 1944: Marianas Heavy artillery barrage heralds successful US attack on jungle-covered Orote Peninsular on Guma. Marines smash Japanese counter-attack on northern beachhead. Home […]
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Diary July 25, 1914
World War One Diary for Saturday, July 25, 1914: POLITICS: AUSTRIA Austria refuses to extend ultimatum 48 hours for Russia who says she ‘cannot remain indifferent’. POLITICS: SERBIA Serb Crown
Diary July 25, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, July 25, 1944: Air War Europe 8th and 9th USAAF’s drop 4,000 t. bombs on German defenses in small area near St Lo. Germany: 614
Diary July 24, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Monday, July 24, 1944: Italy Americans reach Pisa. Sea War Pacific Americans land on Tinian (Mariana Islands). Home Front Germany Wehrmacht ordered to use Nazi salute.
Diary July 24, 1914
World War One Diary for Friday, July 24, 1914: POLITICS: SERBIA Prince Alexander of Serbia cables Tsar for help. Russian and Serb Councils of Ministers meet. Latter receive Sazonov telegram
Diary July 23, 1914
World War One Diary for Thursday, July 23, 1914: POLITICS: AUSTRIA AUSTRIAN ULTIMATUM TO SERBIA presented at Belgrade by Austrian Minister Baron Giesl. Agreement to its 10 points demanded within
Diary July 23, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, July 23, 1944: Russian Front 3rd Belorussian Front captures Pskov. 1st Belorussian Front captures Lublin and Maidanek extermination camp. Occupied France Resistance sets fire to
Diary July 22, 1914
World War One Diary for Wednesday, July 22, 1914: POLITICS: RUSSIA Russian Foreign Minister Sazonov warns Vienna against drastic action against Serbia. POLITICS: GERMANY Austrian Berlin Ambassador shows German Foreign
Diary July 22, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, July 22, 1944: Occupied France SS destroy village of St Gingolph.
Diary July 21, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Friday, July 21, 1944: Sea War Pacific AMERICANS LAND ON GUAM (Mariana Islands). Home Front Germany Himmler appointed commander of Home Army; Guderian, COGS. Von Stülpnagel,
Diary JULY 21, 1914
World War One Diary for Tuesday, July 21, 1914: POLITICS: AUSTRIA Conference at Ischl and Budapest on Serbia: Francis Joseph tells Finance Minister ‘Russia cannot swallow it. There’s no mistake
Diary JULY 20, 1914
World War One Diary for Monday, July 20, 1914: POLITICS: RUSSIA Tsar welcomes French President Poincare at Kronstadt naval base west of St Petersburg, evening banquet at Peterhof Palace. POLITICS:
Diary July 20, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, July 20, 1944: Home Front Germany: HITLER NARROWLY ESCAPES ASSASSINATION. Colonel Count von Stauffenberg leaves bomb in conference room at Wolfsschanze (‘Wolfs Lair‘), Rastenburg, East
Diary, JULY 19, 1914
World War One Diary for Sunday, July 19, 1914: POLITICS: AUSTRIA Council of Ministers meets secretly at Bertchtold’s house and approves ultimatum final text. It is to be delivered at
Diary July 19, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, July 19, 1944: Mediterranean Italy: Leghorn captured by 5th US Army.
Diary JULY 18, 1914
World War One Diary for Saturday, July 18, 1914: POLITICS: BRITAIN Spithead Naval Review (18-20 July): King George V reviews 260 Royal Navy ships off Portsmouth.
Diary July 18, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, July 18, 1944: Home Front Japan TOJO RESIGNS, General Koiso and Admiral Yonai appointed Co-Premiers, July 19; General Umezu appointed COAGS. Western Front Americans capture
Diary JULY 17, 1914
World War One Diary for Friday, July 17, 1914: POLITICS: AUSTRIA Report that Serbia has called up 70,000 reservists. Council of Ministers alter ultimatum delivery date to July 23. POLITICS:
Diary July 17, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Monday, July 17, 1944: Western Front: ROMMEL BADLY WOUNDED by low-flying RAF Spitfire fighters. Home Front Russia: 57,000 Germans, captured in Byelorussia, are paraded through streets
Diary JULY 16, 1914
World War One Diary for Thursday, July 16, 1914: POLITICS: AUSTRIA Count Berchtold cables Minister in Sofia to seek Bulgaria’s alliance against Serbia, but envoy fails to see Tsar Ferdinand
