Diary July 20, 1918
World War One Diary for Saturday, July 20, 1918: Western Front Champagne and Marne: GERMANS RECROSS THE MARNE. Total Allied captures since July 15 are 20,000 PoWs and 400 guns. […]
Diary July 19, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Monday, July 19, 1943: Air War Mediterranean – FIRST ALLIED RAIDS ON ROME: 158 B-17 Forrtess and 112 B-24 Liberator bombers attack Lorenzo and Littorio marshalling
Diary July 19, 1918
World War One Diary for Friday, July 19, 1918: Sea War North Sea – The Tondern Raid: 7 Sopwith Camels (each 2 x 50lb or 65lb bombs) fly 80 miles
Diary July 18, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, July 18, 1943: Sea War Caribbean: Fight between USN ‘Blimp’ airship K-74 and U-boat U-134 north of Cuba; former shot down.
Diary July 18, 1918
World War One Diary for Thursday, July 18, 1918: Western Front Champagne and Marne – SECOND BATTLE OF THE MARNE: ALLIED COUNTERSTROKE. Franco-Americans, backed by 2000 guns, attack at 0435
Diary July 17, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, July 17, 1943: Sea War Mediterranean: Battleship HMS Warspite bombards Catania. Mediterranean Sicily: US Rangers capture Agrigento. Occupied Territories Sicily: AMGOT (‘Allied Military Government of
Diary July 17, 1918
World War One Diary for Wednesday, July 17, 1918: Western Front Western Front at its longest, with 532 miles. Champagne and Marne: Germans advancing on Epernay, reach Montasin-Chare la Rare
Diary July 16, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Friday, July 16, 1943: Mediterranean Sicily: British capture Lentini and descend on to Catanian Plain. Americans begin their assault on Agrigento. Pacific New Guinea – Battle
Diary July 16, 1918
World War One Diary for Tuesday, July 16, 1918: Eastern Front USSR: EX-TSAR AND IMPERIAL FAMILY MURDERED at Ekaterinburg by Red Ural Regional Council’s order or by Moscow’s. Zsarina’s sister
Diary July 15, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, July 15, 1943: Eastern Front Southern Sector – Battle of Kursk: Russian spearheads have advanced 24-48 km in Orel sector.
Diary July 15, 1918
World War One Diary for Monday, July 15, 1918: Western Front Champagne and Marne: FOURTH BATTLE OF CHAMPAGNE (until July 18) and SECOND BATTLE OF THE MARNE (until August 4).
Diary July 14, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, July 14, 1943: Mediterranean Sicily: Germans counter-attack at Augusta. British capture Primo Solo Bridge, south of Catania. First issue of ‘Eighth Army News’ published in
Diary July 14, 1918
World War One Diary for Sunday, July 14, 1918: Middle East Palestine – Action of Abu Tulul: 5800 Turks and Germans (1,000 casualties including 475 Germans and 540 PoWs, 6
Diary July 13, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, July 13, 1943: Eastern Front Southern sector – Battle of Kursk: Hitler reluctantly calls off the offensive. Sea War Atlantic: Planes from US escort carriers
Diary July 13, 1918
World War One Diary for Saturday, July 13, 1918: Western Front France: Petain fixes Mangin’s D-day as July 18. General Haller made C-in-C Polish Army (1 regiment). Aisne: British XXII
Diary July 12, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Monday, July 12, 1943: Eastern Front Southern Sector – RUSSIAN COUNTER-OFFENSIVE AT KURSK AGAINST OREL SALIENT, north of Kursk, begins: reaches climax in ‘the greatest tank
Diary July 12, 1918
World War One Diary for Friday, July 12, 1918: Sea War Pacific: Japan’s first dreadnought 21,900t Kawachi blown up by magazine explosion in Tokuyama Bay, 700 killed. Western Front Somme:
Diary July 11, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, July 11, 1943: Sea War Mediterranean: US cruisers Savannah and Boise with 8 destroyers halt Panzer counter-attack near Gela. Battleships HMS King George V and
Diary July 11, 1918
World War One Diary for Thursday, July 11, 1918: Middle East Palestine: Lawrence at Allenby’s HQ told outline of Palestine September offensive. Allenby informs CIGS that it will be mid-September
Diary July 10, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, July 10, 1943: Sea War Mediterranean – ALLIES INVADE SICILY (Operation Husky): Armada of 3,000 ships lands 12 divisions of British 8th Army (Montgomery) and
