Diary June 20, 1918
World War One Diary for Thursday, June 20, 1918: Air War Italian Front: Italians shoot down 14 Austrian aircraft over the Piave, but top Italian ace Baracca killed strafing in […]
Diary June 19, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, June 19, 1943: Air War Western Europe: RAF night raid on Schneider armament works at Le Creusot. Home Fronts Britain: Horse Racing; Dorothy Paget’s ‘Straight
Diary June 19, 1918
World War One Diary for Wednesday, June 19, 1918: Southern Fronts Piave: Italian Eighth Army counterstroke at 1530 hours on Montello with 10 divisions against 3 Austrian divisions and extra
Diary June 18, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Friday, June 18, 1943: Home Fronts India: Field Marshal Wavell appointed Viceroy of India.
Diary June 18, 1918
World War One Diary for Tuesday, June 18, 1918: Western Front Marne: Mudra relieves F Below in command of First Army, latter takes over new Ninth Army at Soissons (until
Diary June 17, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, June 17, 1943: Sea War Mediterranean: Force ‘H’ (including reconstructed battleships Valiant and Warspite) transferred from Scapa Flow to Oran and Alexandria in preparation for
Diary June 17, 1918
World War One Diary for Monday, June 17, 1918: Sea War North Sea: Sopwith Camel from carrier HMS Furious forces German seaplane down for destruction after two bombing raids on
Diary June 16, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, June 16, 1943: Air War Pacific: 94 Japanese aircraft (93 lost) attack shipping off Guadalcanal. Home Fronts Canada: Mme Chiang Kai-shek addresses Parliament.
Diary June 16, 1918
World War One Diary for Sunday, June 16, 1918: Southern Fronts Piave: British 48th Division (922 casualties) after 4 counter-attacks has taken 728 PoWs and buried 576 Austrian soldiers. In
Diary June 15, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, June 15, 1943: Air War Germany: World’s first jet bomber and reconnaissance aircraft – Arado Ar 234 – tested at Rheine, near Munster. 165 RAF
Diary June 15, 1918
World War One Diary for Saturday, June 15, 1918: Southern Fronts SECOND BATTLE OF THE PIAVE (until June 24): Austrians (codename ‘Radetsky’) pre-empted on Asiago sector by Italian barrage for
Diary June 14, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Monday, June 14, 1943: Sea War Atlantic: RAF Coastal Command (and attached Allied squadrons) begins systematic daily patrols to counter new U-boat tactics in Bay of
Diary June 14, 1918
World War One Diary for (day), (Datum): Western Front BATTLE OF THE MATZ ENDS: French defensive victory. First extensive use of mustard gas by Allies (French) causes 265 casualties. Foch
Diary June 13, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, June 13, 1943: Air War Britain: Night raid on Grimsby; many ‘Butterfly’ anti-personnel bombs and incendiaries dropped; 74 killed, 130 injured.
Diary June 13, 1918
World War One Diary for Thursday, June 13, 1918: Southern Fronts Italian Front: Preliminary Austrian diversionary attack by 2 divisions (‘Avalanche Action’) in Tonale Pass (Trentino, west of Lake Garda)
Diary June 12, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, June 12, 1943: Air War Germany: Devastating RAF night raid on Bochum in the Ruhr. Britain: Heavy night raid on Plymouth (repeated August 11 and
Diary June 12, 1918
World War One Diary for Wednesday, June 12, 1918: Western Front Aisne: German Seventh Army attacks with 5 divisions west of Soissons (until June 13) but gains minimal against French
Diary June 11, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Friday, June 11, 1943: Air War Germany: 200 B-17 Fortress (8 lost) raid Wilhelmshaven. RAF night raid on Duesseldorf (2,000 t by 693 bombers) and Munster.
Diary June 11, 1918
World War One Diary for Tuesday, June 11, 1918: Western Front Noyoni-Montdidier: Mangin’s 4 divisions and US 2nd and 3rd Division launch flank counter-attack at 1130 hours without prelim shelling
Diary June 10, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, June 10, 1943: Air War Eastern Front: 700 Russian night bombers (19 lost) raid airfields west of Kursk.
