Diary May 11, 1918
World War One Diary for Saturday, May 11, 1918: Sea War Eastern Atlantic: Royal Navy submarine E35 torpedoes and sinks U-154, 150 miles off Cape St Vincent. Middle East Hejaz […]
Diary May 10, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Monday, May 10, 1943: Africa Tunisia: British 6th Armoured Division races across base of Cap Bon to outskirts of Hammamet, trapping German forces.
Diary May 10, 1918
World War One Diary for Friday, May 10, 1918: Sea War North Sea: British blocking attack on Ostend (49 casualties, 3 Victoria Cross) night May 9-10; war-weary cruiser Vindictive (laden
Diary May 9, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, May 9, 1943: Secret War Air War Western Europe: Luftwaffe defectors land new Ju 88 night-fighter at Aberdeen.
Diary May 9, 1918
World War One Diary for Thursday, May 9, 1918: Air War Western Front: French ace Fonck in 5min 50sec (in Spad) destroys 6 German aircraft (again on September 26) over
Diary May 8, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, May 8, 1943: Occupied Territories Poland: Mordechai Anielewicz, 25-year-old commander of Jewish fighters in Warsaw, and 80 others blown up and killed by SS troops
Diary May 8, 1918
World War One Diary for Wednesday, May 8, 1918: Air War Britain: Trenchard accepts command of Independent Air Force for bombing Germany. Salonika: 6 RAF aircraft drop 4,500lb bombs (in
Diary May 7, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Friday, May 7, 1943: Africa Tunisia: British occupy Tunis. Americans take Bizerta. Air War Britain: Fighter-bomber raid on Great Yarmouth: there are 4 day and 1
Diary May 7, 1918
World War One Diary for Tuesday, May 7, 1918: Eastern Front PEACE OF BUCHAREST BETWEEN RUMANIA AND CENTRAL POWERS: Bulgaria gets all land lost in 1913, Central Powers to control
Diary May 6, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, May 6, 1943: Africa Tunisia: FINAL BRITISH OFFENSIVE. 1st Army, reinforced with 7th Armoured and 4th Indian Divisions from 8th Army, smashes through Medjerda Valley
Diary May 6, 1918
World War One Diary for Monday, May 6, 1918: Southern Fronts Salonika: British coy trench raid (81 casualties) west of Lake Doiran uses body shields, blows up pillbox (night May
Diary May 5, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, May 5, 1943: Africa Tunisia: British infantry recapture Djebel Bou Aoukaz, south of Tunis. Air War Germany: 495 RAF bombers attacking Dortmund and dropping 1,436t
Diary May 5, 1918
World War One Diary for Sunday, May 5, 1918: Western Front Artillery duels and widespread skirmishing. France: Foch orders army commanders and higher not to yield ground for defence in
Diary May 4, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, May 4, 1943: Air War Western Europe: P-47 Thunderbolts escort B-17 Fortress bombers during raid on automobile factory in Antwerp. Eastern Front Southern Sector: Hitler
Diary May 4, 1918
World War One Diary for Saturday, May 4, 1918: Western Front Flanders: Allied positions in Locre and south of Ypres sectors heavily shelled. Eastern Front Austria: Officials seize German food
Diary May 3, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Monday, May 3, 1943: Africa Tunisia: American and French troops capture Mateur. Sea War Britain: Carrier Ark Royal (II) laid down at Birkenhead (launched 1950). Air
Diary May 3, 1918
World War One Diary for Friday, May 3, 1918: Air War Germany: DH4s of No 55 Squadron seriously damage goods statin rail tracks and rolling stock at Thionville. Western Front:
Diary May 2, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, May 2, 1943: Air War Britain: 68 Dornier bombers (5 lost) lay mines off estuaries of Thames and Humber in 3 night missions during May.
Diary May 2, 1918
World War One Diary for Thursday, May 2, 1918: Eastern Front Don: Cossacks cable Kaiser for help against Bolsheviks. Finland: Red Western Army collapses, 20,000 PoWs; 50 guns and 200
Diary May 1, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, May 1, 1943: Home Fronts Britain: Dover shelled for 75 minutes. Africa Tunisia: US heavy artillery begins 3-day bombardment of Mateur, west of Tunis. Sea
