Diary April 8, 1919
World War One Diary for Tuesday, April 8, 1919: Britain: Free passage to Dominions for ex-servicemen and later also women.
Diary April 7, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Friday, April 7, 1944: Home Fronts Germany: Goebbels appointed ‘City President of Berlin’, superseding Oberbuergermeister (Lord Mayor). Eastern Front Southern Sector: German forces encircled near Tarnopol
Diary April 7, 1919
World War One Diary for Monday, April 7, 1919: Germany – Bavaria: Soviet Republic formed (until May 1). Hoffmann Government flees to Bamberg. France – Peace Process: Saar talks deadlock,
Diary April 6, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, April 6, 1944: Southeast Asia Burma – SIEGE OF KOHIMA: Japanese besiege 3,500 British-Indian troops for 13 days; savage hand-to-hand fighting. Eastern Front Southern Sector:
Diary April 6, 1919
World War One Diary for Sunday, April 6, 1919: France: Polish Prime Minister Paderewski arrives in Paris. Clemenceau tells Foch independent Rhineland Western bank not feasible. South Russia: French and
Diary April 5, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, April 5, 1944: Air War Eastern Europe: Ploesti oil installations and rail sidings fired by 15th AF B-17 Fortress and B-24 Liberator bombers, with strong
Diary April 5, 1919
World War One Diary for Saturday, April 5, 1919: North Russia: British again repulse Reds (180 casualties including 80 PoWs) on Archangel front. British 5000-volunteer relief force sails for Archangel
Diary April 4, 1944
WW2 War Diary for April 4, 1944: Air War Eastern Europe: Bucharest marshalling yards ‘blitzed’ by heavily escorted 15th AF B-17 Fortress and B-24 Liberator bombers (20 lost); fighters attack
Diary April 4, 1919
World War One Diary for Friday, April 4, 1919: France – Peace Process: Versailles agreement to make Danzig a Free City.
Diary April 3, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Monday, April 3, 1944: Sea War Arctic – Operation Tungsten: 41 FAA Fairey Barracudas (4 lost), escorted by 41 fighters, score 14 hits on Battleship Tirpitz
Diary April 3, 1919
World War One Diary for Thursday, April 3, 1919: France – Peace Process: Council of Four consider Adriatic (Fiume) question. Wilson sick with ‘flu. Spain first neutral to apply to
Diary April 2, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, April 2, 1944: Eastern Front Southern Sector: Russians enter East Rumania. Occupied Territories Italy: Communist Party supports Badoglio Government in the south. Neutrals El Salvador:
Diary April 2, 1919
World War One Diary for Wednesday, April 2, 1919: South Russia: Reds enter Crimea. General d’Anselme announces Odessa evacuation causing panic as 30,000 civilians and 10,000 White troops embark (until
Diary April 1, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, April 1, 1944: Eastern Front Southern Sector: 1st Ukrainian Front reaches Jablonica (Tartar) Pass.
Diary April 1, 1919
World War One Diary for Tuesday, April 1, 1919: South Russia: During April 12 British tanks with 70 instructors delivered to Denikin at Ekaterinodor. North Russia: Second British attack on
Diary March 31, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Friday, March 31, 1944: Sea War Merchant shipping losses in March 1944: 8 Allied ships with 41,562 tons in Atlantic, 17 Allied ships with 116,398 tons
Diary March 31, 1919
World War One Diary for Monday, March 31, 1919: North Russia: Red attack on Archangel front repulsed. Anglo-French platoon and White Siberian patrol meet at Ust Ujva on river Pechora,
Armed Forces
The Armed Forces of the Second World War 1939-45. Armed Forces of World War II World War II was a monumental conflict that spanned the globe, involving countless nations and
Diary March 30, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, March 30, 1944: Air War Germany – NUREMBURG RAID: German night fighters score their greatest victory, destroying 94 (total of 108 including write-offs and crash
Diary March 30, 1919
World War One Diary for Sunday, March 30, 1919: France – Peace Process: Wilson refuses Clemenceau Rhineland annexation but concedes Saar mines. Russia: Lenin offers Germany alliance with Hungary vs
