Diary June 14, 1919
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)
Diary June 13, 1944
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 –
Diary June 13, 1919
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
Diary June 12, 1944
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
Diary June 12, 1919
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.
Diary June 11, 1944
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
Diary June 11, 1919
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.
Diary June 10, 1944
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
Diary June 10, 1919
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:
Diary June 9, 1944
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
Diary June 9, 1919
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
Diary June 8, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, June 8, 1944: Western Front Normandy: British and Americans establish contact near Port-en-Bessin west of Arromanches. British 7th Armored Division begins landing on ‘Gold’ beach.
Diary June 8, 1919
World War One Diary for Sunday, June 8, 1919: France – Peace Process: Count Brockdorff-Rantzau returns to Versailles. Allies request Hungarian Communist leader Bela Kun to stop attacking Czechoslovakia and
Diary June 7, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, June 7, 1944: Western Front Normandy: Allied forces reach Bayeux and make contact with 6th Airborne Division. First Allied airstrip laid out at Asnelles, northeast
Diary June 6, 1944
World War One Diary for Tuesday, June 6, 1944: Sea War D-DAY – ALLIED INVASION OF NORMANDY (Operation Overlord): Operation Neptune amphibious phase of Overlord. At dawn 50 convoys begin
Diary June 6, 1919
World War One Diary for Friday, June 6, 1919: Finland: Government declares war on Soviet Russia, but of little practical effect.
Diary June 5, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Monday, June 5, 1944: Air War Western Europe – ‘Transportation Plan’: In preparation for D-Day, Allied Air Forces have flown 200,000 sorties delivering 200,000 t bombs
Diary June 5, 1919
World War One Diary for Thursday, June 5, 1919: France – Peace Process: Paderewski heard on Polish frontiers. Austro-Yugoslav armistice. North Russia: First Lake Onega flotilla action. Siberia: General Gadja’s
Diary June 4, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, June 4, 1944: Mediterranean Italy: 5th US ARMY ENTERS ROME. MAAF fighter-bombers decimate German columns retreating north along Highways 1, 2 and 3, destroying or
