Diary June 21, 1919
World War One Diary for Saturday, June 21, 1919: North Sea: GERMAN HIGH SEAS FLEET INTERNED AT SCAPA FLOW SCUTTLES from 1215 hours;: 9 of 1,800 German sailors killed as […]
World War One Diary for Saturday, June 21, 1919: North Sea: GERMAN HIGH SEAS FLEET INTERNED AT SCAPA FLOW SCUTTLES from 1215 hours;: 9 of 1,800 German sailors killed as […]
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, June 20, 1944: Sea War Pacific – Battle of Philippine Sea: Vice-Admiral Mitscher launches 216 planes at extreme range and surprises Ozawa’s fleet refuelling. Japanese
World War One Diary for Friday, June 20, 1919: France – Peace Process: Count Brockdorff-Rantzau refuses to sign Peace Treaty, as does Scheidemann Government which resigns (Bauer-Erzberger Ministry formed on
WW2 War Diary for Monday, June 19, 1944: Sea War Pacific – BATTLE OF THE PHILIPPINE SEA (June 19-20): Vice-Admiral Ozawa launches 372 carrier planes in 4 waves against US
Strength and aircraft of the Luftflotten on the day after Germany invaded Poland and before the declaration of war by Britain and France. Orders of Battle from German Luftwaffe on
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, June 18, 1944: Pacific Marianas: US Marines capture Aslito airfield, Saipan. Western Front Normandy: Americans capture Barneville and isolate Cotentin Peninsular with Cherbourg. Mediterranean Italy:
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