Diary August 16, 1918
World War One Diary for Friday, August 16, 1918: Air War Western Front: 65 Allied fighters attack La Bassee fighter base. New German Fokker DVIII (EV) parasol monoplane fighter (Jasta
Diary August 15, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, August 15, 1943: Mediterranean Sicily: Allies capture Milazzo and Taormina and threaten Axis rearguard around Messina from west and south. Air War Britain: 90-plane raid
Diary August 15, 1918
World War One Diary for Thursday, August 15, 1918: Western Front Somme: BEF recrosses the Ancre (for last time). Canadian Corps actions around Damery (until August 17, repulse counter-attack on
Diary August 14, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, August 14, 1943: Politics Canada – FIRST QUEBEC CONFERENCE (‘Quadrant’): Churchill and Roosevelt decide to launch cross-Channel invasion (Overlord), May 1, 1944 employing artificial harbours
Diary August 14, 1918
World War One Diary for Wednesday, August 14, 1918: Western Front Germany: Crown Council decides victory in the field now most improbable. LUDENDORFF RECOMMENDS IMMEDIATE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. Somme: Germans evacuating
Diary August 13, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Friday, August 13, 1943: Sea War Mediterranean: Convoy MKS.21 attacked by He 111 torpedo planes of KG 26. Germans claim devastating results, but only 2 ships
Diary August 13, 1918
World War One Diary for Tuesday, August 13, 1918: Eastern Front Volga: Stalin declares state of siege at Tsaritsyn, bourgeoisie to dig trenches. East Siberia: Czech General Dieterichs appeals for
Diary August 12, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, August 12, 1943: Air War Germany: 330 heavy bombers of 8th AF (25 lost) despatched to the Ruhr and Bonn. Strong defences, thick cloud and
Diary August 12, 1918
World War One Diary for Monday, August 12, 1918: Western Front Germany: Kaiser relieves Crown Princes William and Rupprecht of Ninth, Eighteenth and Second Armies, all heavily engaged at Amiens
Diary August 11, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, August 11, 1943: Eastern Front Southern Sector: German forces in Kharkov face threat of encirclement; Poltava-Kharkov railway cut in 3 places, west of city. Sea
Diary August 11, 1918
World War One Diary for Sunday, August 11, 1918: Western Front Germany: Although counter-attack now stabilizing Amiens-Montdidier line, Ludendorff offers resignation to Kaiser who refuses but replies ‘… we must
Diary August 10, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, August 10, 1943: Air War Germany: First of 2 massive RAF night raids on Nuremberg in August; total of 3,444t bombs dropped for the loss
Diary August 10, 1918
World War One Diary for Saturday, August 10, 1918: Western Front France: Total Allied PoW haul since August 8: 24,000, plus over 400 guns. US First Army operational under Pershing;
Diary August 9, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Monday, August 9, 1943: Air War Germany: RAF night raids on Mannheim and Ludwigshafen.
Diary August 9, 1918
World War One Diary for Friday, August 9, 1918: Western Front Somme: Germans momentarily reoccupy Chipilly north of the river Somme, British with 145 tanks (39 knocked out) and joined
Diary August 8, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, August 8, 1943: Home Fronts Italy: Mussolini imprisoned. Mediterranean Sicily: Allies occupy 5 towns.
Diary August 8, 1918
World War One Diary for Thursday, August 8, 1918: Western Front France: FOCH BEGINS HIS ‘FREEING ATTACKS’ (until September 18). Somme – BATTLE OF AMIENS (French Battle of Montdidier) (until
Diary August 7, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, August 7, 1943: Eastern Front Central sector: Russian ‘West’ and ‘Bryansk Fronts’ (army groups) attack strong German defences east of Smolensk. Northern sector: 2,133 members
Diary August 7, 1918
World War One Diary for Wednesday, August 7, 1918: Western Front Volga: Czechs and Whites capture Kazan from Red First Army whose Colonel Vatsetis just escapes. Red gold reserve moves
Diary August 6, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Friday, August 6, 1943: Mediterranean Sicily: Troina, near Mt Etna, falls to Americans after 5 days’ heavy fighting. Sea War Pacific – Battle of Vella Gulf
