Diary October 18, 1914
War Diary of World War One for Sunday, October 18, 1914: Western Front Flanders: Germans take Roulers and thwart BEF Cavalry Corps attack. German III Reserve Corps captures 2 of […]
Diary October 18, 1939
War Diary for Wednesday, October 18, 1939: Politics Four-Power Conference at Stockholm, attended by Kings of Denmark, Norway, Sweden and President of Finland opens (ends October 19).
Diary October 18, 1944
War Diary for Wednesday, October 18, 1944: Home Fronts Germany: Deutscher Volkssturm established (equivalent to British Home Guard). Himmler speaks at first parade and calls on every German to resist
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Diary October 17, 1939
War Diary for Tuesday, October 17, 1939: Air War Raid on Scapa Flow: Ju 88s cripple training battleship, HMS Iron Duke (World War One Fleet flagship). Sea War German destroyers
Diary October 17, 1944
War Diary for Tuesday, October 17, 1944: Air War Europa: RAF makes 3,000 t. raids on German garrisons trapped at Boulogne and Calais (October 17 and 20). Sea War Pacific:
Diary October 17, 1914
War Diary of World War One for Saturday, October 17, 1914: Western Front Flanders: ALLIED OFFENSIVE ENDS with capture of Herlies and BEF 4th Division entry into Armentieres. New German
Diary October 16, 1939
War Diary for Monday, October 16, 1939: Western Front Germans counter-attack in Saar region and within 48 hours expel remaining French ‘covering forces’; few casualties on either side. Air War
Diary October 16, 1944
War Diary for Monday, October 16, 1944: Western Front US forces close the ring around Aachen. Occupied Countries Hungary: Ferenc Szalasi, leader of fascist ‘Arrow Cross’ Party appointed acting-Regent and
Diary October 16, 1914
War Diary of World War One for Friday, October 16, 1914: Western Front Flanders – BATTLE OF THE YSER BEGINS (until October 31): Germans attack Dixmude. Belgians retire from Houthulst
Diary October 15, 1914
War Diary of World War One for Thursday, October 15, 1914: Eastern Front Poland: FIRST BATTLE OF WARSAW (until October 23) all along Vistula; 4 German corps against 4 Russian
Diary October 15, 1939
War Diary for Sunday, October 15, 1939: Neutrals Finland: Compulsory National Service introduced.
Diary October 15, 1944
War Diary for Sunday, October 15, 1944: Air War Germany: Daylight raid on Sorpe Dam: Lancaster bombers obtain direct hits on vast earthwork-concrete structure with 12,000-lb DA bombs. Occupied Countries
Diary October 14, 1914
War Diary of World War One for Wednesday, October 14, 1914: Western Front Flanders: Germans occupy Bruges. Allenby’s cavalry reach Kemmel and Messines, link with IV Corps; British III Corps
Diary October 14, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, October 14, 1944: Air War Europe: 2,000 RAF BOMBERS RAID DUISBURG. 1,063 bombers (14 lost), escorted by 300 fighters, drop 5,000 t. bombs by day;
Diary October 14, 1939
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, October 14, 1939: Sea War Atlantic: BATTLESHIP ROYAL OAK SUNK (833 dead) in ‘impregnable’ anchorage of Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands, by U-boat U-47 from Guenther
Diary October 13, 1914
War Diary of World War One for Tuesday, October 13, 1914: Western Front Battle of Armentieres (until November 2). Allied offensive with Lieutenant B. Montgomery (1st Regiment Warwicks, 4th Divisions)
Diary October 13, 1939
WW2 War Diary for Friday, October 13, 1939: Western Front Skirmishes East of river Moselle. French demolish 3 Rhine bridges.
Diary October 13, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Friday, October 13, 1944: Russian Front Fall of Riga. Western Front US artillery and planes decimate Panzer counter-attacking near Aachen. V-weapon bombardment of Antwerp begins.
Diary October 12, 1939
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, October 12, 1939: Western Front BEF now fully deployed along Franco-Belgian border, between Maulde and Halluin.
