Diary December 24, 1914
War Diary World War One for Thursday, December 24, 1914: Western Front Champagne: French 33rd Infantry Division clears Bois des Moutons with bayonet. Flanders: ’CHRISTMAS TRUCE‘ (unofficial). Sniffily dismissed by
War Diary World War One for Thursday, December 24, 1914: Western Front Champagne: French 33rd Infantry Division clears Bois des Moutons with bayonet. Flanders: ’CHRISTMAS TRUCE‘ (unofficial). Sniffily dismissed by
War Diary WW2 for Sunday, December 24, 1944: Russian Front RUSSIAN TANKS ENTER BUDAPEST. Air War Europe: Allied Tactical Air Forces fly 600 sorties over the Ardennes; 260 planes drop
War Diary WW2 for Sunday, December 24, 1939: Occupied countries Poland: Russo-German agreement re-establishes rail links between the two occupied zones.
War Diary World War One for Wednesday, December 23, 1914: Middle East Armenia: Istomin’s brigade of 8,000 men forced by 3 Turk divisions of X Corps to abandon Olta in
War Diary WW2 for Saturday, December 23, 1939: Finland Winter War: Finnish counterattack on Karelian Isthmus. Finns suffer 1,500 casualties and call off attack at nightfall; stalemate ensues. Neutrals Ireland:
War Diary WW2 for Saturday, December 23, 1944: Air War Europe: Allied Tactical Air Forces fly 900 sorties against German armor and motor transports in the ‘Bulge’. 26 V-2s explode
US M4 Sherman medium tank series with 75 mm gun of WW2. History, development, service, specifications, statistics, pictures and 3D model. Sherman tank M4 Sherman Type: US medium army tank. The
War Diary World War One for Tuesday, December 22, 1914: Western Front Flanders: British I Corps relieves Indian Corps and German pressure eases at Givenchy, lost trenches regained next day.
War Diary WW2 for Friday, December 22, 1939: Home Fronts France: Chamber of Deputies votes credits of 304,000,000,000 Francs for the production of armaments in 1940. Prime Minister Daladier announces
War Diary WW2 for Friday, December 22, 1944: Western Front: Ardennes: Germans make the final effort to reach the Meuse and break through to Antwerp. General McAuliffe, commander US 101st
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War Diary World War One for Monday, December 21, 1914: Western Front Flanders: British 1st Division bolsters Indian Corps defending Givenchy sector. Aisne: French XXV Corps (Sixth Army) attacks vainly
War Diary WW2 for Thursday, December 21, 1939: Politics Hitler sends greetings to Stalin on his 60th birthday. French government Yellow Book published, equivalent to British Blue Book (see September
War Diary WW2 for Thursday, December 21, 1944: Western Front BASTOGNE BESIEGED. US 101st Airborne Division and 10th Armored Division have to be supplied by air. Sea War German convoy
US fighter, ground attack and fighter-bomber P-40 Curtiss Hawk. History, development, service, versions, specifications, pictures and 3D model. Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, Kittyhawk, Tomahawk Type: US fighter plane, ground attack and
War Diary World War One for Sunday, December 20, 1914: Secret War Western Front: 21 of 28 carrier pigeons sent from BEF GHQ to Belgium since November 2 have returned.
War Diary WW2 for December 20, 1944: Western Front German Panzers reach Noville, north of Bastogne and Stavelot, north of St. Vith.
War Diary WW2 for Wednesday, December 20, 1939: Secret War British expert examines radar equipment on board the wreck of German pocket-battleship Admiral Graf Spee.
War Diary World War One for Saturday, December 19, 1914: Western Front Flanders: Indian Corps (1,672 casualties) heavily engaged by German counter-attack with mining near Cuinchy and Givenchy until next
War Diary WW2 for Tuesday, December 19, 1944: Western Front Montgomery to command all Allied forces north of the ‘Bulge’, including US 1st and 9th Armies; Bradley to command US