Diary May 17, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, May 17, 1944: Mediterranean Italy: Kesselring orders evacuation of Cassino garrison. Sea War Indian Ocean: Carriers HMS Illustrious and USS Saratoga launch combined 85-plane strike […]
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Diary May 17, 1919
World War One Diary for Saturday, May 17, 1919: South Russia: General Ulagai’s White cavalry charge and rout 6 Red cavalry regiments on steppe north of river Manych which Wrangel
Diary May 16, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, May 16, 1944: Sea War Atlantic: Coastal Command planes sink 5 U-boats off Norway; 3 others seriously damaged (May 16-31). Air War Eastern Front: Russians
Diary May 16, 1919
World War One Diary for Friday, May 16, 1919: Britain: Asquith answers Lord French about Kitchener’s supersession. Limited price coal exports to Allies ended.
Diary May 15, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Monday, May 15, 1944: Mediterranean Italy: Germans begin withdrawing from ‘Gustav’ Line to ‘Adolf Hitler‘ (‘Dora’) Line, immediately south of Rome. Home Front USSR: Death of
Diary May 15, 1919
World War One Diary for Thursday, May 15, 1919: Siberia: Around this date Red Eastern Front 361,000 men plus 195,000 in three rear Military Districts as Kolchak’s armies retreat. North
Diary May 14, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, May 14, 1944: Mediterranean Italy: French break through at Monti Aurunci, north of Gaeta. Air War Britain: Night raid on Bristol and Southwest England by
Diary May 14, 1919
World War One Diary for Wednesday, May 14, 1919: France – Peace Process: Dr Renner’s Austrian delegation arrives at St Germain-en-Laye, terms for Austria discussed on May 15. Allies nominate
Diary May 13, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, May 13, 1944: Eastern Front Southern sector: German and Axis forces completely ousted from the Crimea, leaving behind 78,000 dead or prisoners. Mediterranean Italy: French
Diary May 13, 1919
World War One Diary for Tuesday, May 13, 1919: Turkey: Greek troops land at Smyrna (until May 16) initially to protect Christian population and keep order, but about 20 Turks
Diary May 12, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Friday, May 12, 1944: Mediterranean Italy: Germans launch fierce counter-attacks along Gustav Line. Air War Germany: 800 US 8th Air Force bombers (46 lost), with heavy
Diary May 12, 1919
World War One Diary for Monday, May 12, 1919: Germany: National Assembly meets in Berlin, Chancellor Scheidemann asks ‘What hand would not wither’ if treaty signed. France – Peace Process:
Diary May 11, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, May 11, 1944: Mediterranean Italy: 5th US AND BRITISH 8th ARMIES ATTACK GUSTAV LINE (Operation Diadem) on 48-km front, supported by MAAF (2,750 sorties) and
Diary May 10, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, May 10, 1944: Far East China: Chinese cross river Salween, near Burmese border, on broad front. Occupied Territories France: FFI (Free French Forces of Interior)
Diary May 10, 1919
World War One Diary for Saturday, May 10, 1919: Britain: Labour Corps recruiting opens for military cemetery work in France (15,445 men by April 1920). Government awards Royal Navy pay
Diary May 9, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, May 9, 1944: Eastern Front Southern Sector: SEBASTOPOL CAPTURED BY RUSSIANS after 3 days’ heavy fighting. Air War Western Europe: Allied Air Forces begin large
Diary May 9, 1919
World War One Diary for Friday, May 9, 1919: Britain: 408,491 ex-servicemen on out-of-work donations.
Diary May 8, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Monday, May 8, 1944: Western Front Britain: Eisenhower selects June 5 as ‘D-Day’ for Normandy invasion. Sea War Black Sea: Second phase evacuation of Axis forces
Diary May 8, 1919
World War One Diary for Thursday, May 8, 1919: France – Peace Process: German delegation protests vs specific peace terms (also on May 10, 11, 13, about Saar on 16,
