Diary September 20, 1914
War Diary of World War One for Sunday, September 20, 1914: Western Front Meuse: Crown Prince William launches 3 corps from west of Metz in drive towards St Mihiel (until
Diary September 19, 1939
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, September 19, 1939: Poland Bzura Battle ends. 100,000 officers and men from defeated Polish Pomorze and Poznan Armies surrender. Germans surround Lvov, Eastern Poland. Home
Diary September 19, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, September 19, 1944: Western Front Siege of Brest ends. Allies capture Eindhoven. Air War Europe: RAF night raids on Rheydt and München-Gladbach – key traffic
Diary September 19, 1914
War Diary of World War One for Saturday, September 19, 1914: Western Front Champagne: French Fifth Army engaged around Reims until September 21. Sea War North Sea: Royal Marines Brigade
Diary September 18, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Monday, September 18, 1944: Western Front Armored spearheads of British 2nd Army make contact with the first airborne forces in Holland. Occupied Countries Romania: Antonescu arrested
Diary September 18, 1914
War Diary of World War One for Friday, September 18, 1914: Western Front Aisne: Joffre orders Maunoury to halt at Soissons-Bailly, pending formation of new Second Army (Castelnau) northwest of
Diary September 18, 1939
WW2 War Diary for Monday, September 18, 1939: Poland Russian Forces now 60 miles (ca. 97 km) inside Poland. Virtually no resistance. Sea War Atlantic: SS Kensington Court shelled and
Diary September 17, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, September 17, 1944: Air War Europe – BATTLE OF ARNHEM. 1st Allied Airborne Army (2 US and 1 British divisions with Polish Parachute Brigade) transported
Diary September 17, 1914
War Diary of World War One for Thursday, September 17, 1914: Western Front Belgium: Battle of Mallnes-Aerschot ends. BELGIAN ARMY RETIRES ON ANTWERP. General Beseler’s ‘Antwerp Army Group’ formed. Somme:
Diary September 17, 1939
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, September 17, 1939: Poland RUSSIAN INVASION OF POLAND against negligible defenses. German Army Groups North and South link up at Wlodawa, on river Bug, Eastern
Diary September 16, 1939
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, September 16, 1939: Poland German ultimatum to Warsaw Garrison and civil population rejected. Polish air force bombers make final sorties. Politics Russia informs Poland that
Diary September 16, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, September 16, 1944: Russian Front Guderian counter-attacks near Gulf of Riga with troops brought from far south of the Front, spearheaded by scratch Panzers divisions
Diary September 16, 1914
War Diary of World War One for Wednesday, September 16, 1914: Air War Far East: First attack on warship by sea-based aircraft. Japanese Farman launched from seaplane tender Wakamiya Maru
Aircraft carrier Illustrious class
British carriers Illustrious, Formidable, Victorious, Indomitable. History, development, service, specifications, statistics, pictures, and 3D model. Aircraft carrier Illustrious Illustrious class (4 ships: Illustrious, Formidable, Victorious, Indomitable). Type: Aircraft carrier. Overview
Diary September 15, 1939
WW2 War Diary for Friday, September 15, 1939: Poland Germans surround Warsaw and occupy Galician oilfields (southeast Poland). Sea War Atlantic: First British trans-Atlantic convoy sails from Kingston, Jamaica. Politics
Diary September 15, 1914
War Diary of World War One for Tuesday, September 15, 1914: Western Front First Battle of the Aisne: At 0115 hours Joffre cables to army commanders: ‘It seems … the
Diary September 15, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Friday, September 15, 1944: Western Front Americans break through Siegfried Line, east of Aachen. FFI and Americans capture Nancy. Russian Front Polish 1st Army of 1st
Diary September 14, 1914
War Diary of World War One for Monday, September 14, 1914: Western Front Aisne: Despite major efforts (BEF I Corps captures 12 guns), Allies unable to enlarge much their shallow
Diary September 14, 1939
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, September 14, 1939: Poland Fall of Gdynia, Poland’s only seaport, and the city of Brest-Litovsk, Eastern Poland. The Citadel of Brest-Litovsk still holds out. Sea
Diary September 14, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, September 14, 1944: Western Front US forces and Dutch Resistance capture Maastricht.
