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.
Diary October 12, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, October 12, 1944: Western Front British capture Overloon (Holland). Sea War Pacific – BATTLE OF FORMOSA (October 12-15): TF 38 launches massive strikes against the
Diary October 12, 1914
War Diary of World War One for Monday, October 12, 1914: Home Fronts Austria: ‘Trial of Gavrilo Princip and his associates for high treason’ at Sarajevo. South Africa: Martial law
Diary October 11, 1914
War Diary of World War One for Sunday, October 11, 1914: Eastern Front Poland: Germans take Sochaczew on river Bzura 30 miles (ca. 48 km) west of Warsaw. Russian Fourth,
Diary October 11, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, October 11, 1944: Western Front Germans trapped at Aachen reject ultimatum.
Diary October 11, 1939
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, October 11, 1939: Home Front Britain: Clackmannan and E Stirling by-election: Woodburn (Labour), 15,645 votes; Stewart (Pacifist), 1,060.
Diary October 10, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, October 10, 1944: Russian Front Big tank battle at Debrecen, southeast Hungary: Germans are pushed back but then counter-attack and destroy 3 Russian corps. BATTLE
Diary October 10, 1939
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, October 10, 1939: Politics Soviet-Lithuanian Mutual Assistance Pact: Soviet Forces to be based in Lithuania. Vilna (in Russian Occupation Zone of Poland) to be transferred
Diary October 10, 1914
War Diary of World War One for Saturday, October 10, 1914: Western Front FORMAL CAPITULATION OF ANTWERP TO GERMANS: Deguise offers his sword at Fort Ste Marie (Belgian garrison having
Diary October 9, 1939
WW2 War Diary for Monday, October 9, 1939: Western Front Hitler‘s ‘Directive No.6’: plans and preparations to be made for an early offensive against Holland, Belgium and France. Army High
Diary October 9, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Monday, October 9, 1944: Politics Third Moscow Conference: Allies discuss the Polish problem with Polish Prime Minister (ends October 20).
Diary October 9, 1914
War Diary of World War One for Friday, October 9, 1914: Eastern Front Poland: Austro-Germans approach Ivangorod fortress (Schwarz) on river Vistula. Galicia: Austrians relieve Przemysl. Western Front Antwerp: 1,560
Diary October 8, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, October 8, 1944: Western Front US 1st Army attacks east of Aachen; US 3rd Army strikes between Metz and Nancy. Sea War British-Canadian troops of
