The German Social Democrats are trying to win women as a new electoral group in the election campaign. Nevertheless, the result is a disappointment for them, as SPD and USPD parties together win only 45.5% of the votes and thus 185 deputies. The bourgeois parties achieve the majority with 236 seats, but are not in a position to form a government.World War OneDiary for Sunday, January 19, 1919:
Germany: National Assembly elections (30 million of 35 million over 20 years vote) for 421 deputies. North Russia: Red Sixth Army attacks 2,000 Allies in 37° of frost at Shenkursk (on river Vaga, 180 miles south of Archangel), forcing Allied retreat (January 24-25).
World War One Diary for Sunday, December 8, 1918: Western Front British 1st Cavalry Division reaches Rhine on broad front and secures crossings. AEF enters…
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, December 8, 1943: Sea War Pacific: US battleships and destroyers pound Nauru Island; US destroyer Boyd damaged by Japanese batteries.
World War One Diary for Monday, December 9, 1918: Western Front German delegates for renewal of Armistice (Erzberger, Oberndorff and Vanselow) leave Berlin for Trier.…
