Diary June 18, 1919
World War One Diary for Wednesday, June 18, 1919: Baltic: Royal Navy’s CMB4 torpedoes sinks Red cruiser Oleg off Fort Krasnya Gorka, Lieutenant Agar wins Victoria Cross. Stalin executes 67 […]
World War One Diary for Wednesday, June 18, 1919: Baltic: Royal Navy’s CMB4 torpedoes sinks Red cruiser Oleg off Fort Krasnya Gorka, Lieutenant Agar wins Victoria Cross. Stalin executes 67 […]
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, June 17, 1944: Occupied Territories Iceland: Independent republic founded with Sveinn Bjornsonn as president after plebiscite (97% in favour). Union with Denmark ended. Sea War
World War One Diary for Tuesday, June 17, 1919: France – Peace Process: Austrian counter-proposal. Wilson leaves Paris for Brussels. German Versailles delegates stoned by Berliners. North Russia: 7 RAF
WW2 War Diary for Friday, June 16, 1944: Air War Britain: 244 V-1s launched against London since midday June 15. Eastern Front Northern Sector: Mannerheim orders Finnish forces, in the
World War One Diary for Monday, June 16, 1919: France – Peace Process: Final Allied reply to German objections requires acceptance in 5 days; early League of Nations membership, Upper
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WW2 War Diary for Thursday, June 15, 1944: Sea War Pacific: TWO USMC DIVISONS LAND ON SAIPAN (Operation Forager). Western Front Normandy: Americans from ‘Utah’ capture Quineville. Occupied Territories France
World War One Diary for Sunday, June 15, 1919: Northwest Russia: Around this date Red deserters swell White Northern Corps to 25,000 men, becomes Northwest Army.
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, June 14, 1944: Air War Pacific – FIRST B-29 Superfortress RAID ON JAPAN: 48 planes (4 lost) carry out ineffective night attack on Yawata iron
World War One Diary for Saturday, June 14, 1919: Britain: FIRST NON-STOP ATLANTIC FLIGHT (Alcock and Brown, until June 15) with a modified Vickers Vimy bomber from St. John’s (Newfoundland)
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, June 13, 1944: Air War Britain: FIRST V-1s LAUNCHED AGAINST LONDON from Pas de Calais; only 4 of 10 reach fringe of target area –
World War One Diary for Friday, June 13, 1919: South Russia: Wrangel’s Caucasus Volunteer Army (mainly cavalry and element of Denikins forces) attacks Tsaritsyn (until June 15) but Red defences
WW2 War Diary for Monday, June 12, 1944: Western Front Normandy: By ‘D + 6’ (6 days after D-Day) 326,000 troops and 54,000 vehicles have been landed. 4 beachheads link
World War One Diary for Thursday, June 12, 1919: South Russia: Denikin recognizes Kolchak as White Supreme Ruler, in speech at farewell dinner for British Military Mission chief Lieutenant-General Briggs.
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, June 11, 1944: Western Front Normandy: Americans from ‘Utah’ capture Carentan. Eastern Front Northern Sector: Finnish 10th Division retreats behind ‘VT Line’ (Vammelsuu-Taipale) across Karelian
World War One Diary for Wednesday, June 11, 1919: Czechoslovakia: Hungarian Red Army advancing victoriously in Slovakia. USA: Irish Sinn Fein leader de Valera arrives in New York on visit.
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, June 10, 1944: Western Front Normandy: Montgomery establishes HQ in Normandy. US 2nd Armored Division begins landing at ‘Omaha’. Occupied Territories France – ORADOUR SUR
World War One Diary for Tuesday, June 10, 1919: France – Peace Process: Austria protests at Allied terms. Baltic States: Estonians take Jakobstadt and Kreutzburg on river Dvina. North Russia:
WW2 War Diary for Friday, June 9, 1944: Eastern Front Northern Sector: GREAT RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE ON FINNISH FRONT. 21st and 23rd Armies attack with air support along 14-km-wide coastal sector
World War One Diary for Monday, June 9, 1919: Siberia: Red 25th Rifle Division captures Ufa with many supplies and much grain after surprise river Belaia crossing (June 7). By