Diary March 22, 1918
World War One Diary for Friday, March 22, 1918: Western Front Somme – GERMANS OVERRUN MOST OF BEF BATILE ZONE. Masses of infantry advance; Germans ‘leapfrog’ fresh divisions through tired […]
Diary March 21, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, March 21, 1943: Eastern Front Southern Sector: Germans recapture Belgorod, northeast of Kharkov. Spring thaw slows down operations. Sea War Atlantic: US submarine Herring sinks
Diary March 21, 1918
World War One Diary for Thursday, March 21, 1918: Western Front Somme – SECOND BATTLE OF THE SOMME AND GERMAN SPRING OFFENSIVE begins: German Michael Offensive (or ‘Kaiser Battle’) (until
Diary March 20, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, March 20, 1943: Africa Tunisia – BATTLE OF MARETH: (March 20-28) British 8th Army attack Axis forces holding the ‘African Maginot Line’, along Tunisia-Libya border.
Diary March 20, 1918
World War One Diary for Wednesday, March 20, 1918: Air War Germany: Iron Cross markings ordered changed to Balkenkreuze (Greek Cross) as from April 15. Britain: Trenchard tenders resignation but
Diary March 19, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Friday, March 19, 1943: Air War Mediterranean: German aircraft employ ‘circling torpedoes’ against Allied shipping in Tripoli harbour. Home Fronts USA: Frank Nitti, notorious gangster and
Diary March 19, 1918
World War One Diary for Tuesday, March 19, 1918: Western Front German attacks in Champagne and on Meuse. Somme: General Gough writes home predicting German offensive on Thursday, March 21.
Diary March 18, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, March 18, 1943: Eastern Front Southern Sector: Panzers reach Belgorod on river Donets, northeast of Kharkov. Air War Britain: 2 unsuccessful night raids on Norwich
Diary March 18, 1918
World War One Diary for Monday, March 18, 1918: Western Front Germany: Hindenburg and Ludendorff moved forward HQ from Spa to Avesnes. Britain: British and Portuguese trench raids. Churchill visits
Diary March 17, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, March 17, 1943: Southeast Asia Burma:: Japanese launch counter-attack against British and Indian forces advancing along Arakan coast.
Diary March 17, 1918
World War One Diary for Sunday, march 17, 1918: Western Front Britain: Two German deserters tell BEF XVIII Corps to expect 6-hour barrage, but no date. Eastern Front Ukraine: Kosch’s
Diary March 16, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, March 16, 1943: Sea War Atlantic: U-boat U-600 hits 3 ships with single salvo of ‘pattern-running’ torpedoes (FAT). Pacific: ‘Cactus Striking Force’ shells Vila.
Diary March 16, 1918
World War One Diary for Saturday, March 16, 1918: Western Front Germany: Most German Operation Michael artillery now in position, infantry begins night approach marches until March 18. Verdun: Raid
Diary March 15, 1943
strong>WW2 War Diary for Monday, March 15, 1943: Eastern Front Southern Sector: Kharkov recaptured by Germans. Air War Eastern Front: Russians bomb German pontoon bridges over river Don. Pacific: Australian
Diary March 15, 1918
World War One Diary for Friday, March 15, 1918: Air War Western Front: French ace Fonck (20 victories to date) kills German ace and fighter leader Tutshek (27 victories) over
Diary March 14, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, March 14, 1943: Africa French-Northwest Africa: Cardinal Spellman, Archbishop of New York and Military Vicar of US Army and Navy, broadcasts to US Forces from
Diary March 14, 1918
World War One Diary for Thursday, March 14, 1918: Air War North Sea: Floatplane clash; 2 Royal Naval Air Service planes attack 5 German planes (1 lost, 1 damaged, 1
Diary March 13, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, March 13, 1943: Far East China: Chinese counter-attack in Yangtze Valley. Eastern Front Germany: Hitler issues preliminary orders for Operation Zitadelle (‘Citadel’) – the attempted
Diary March 13, 1918
World War One Diary for Wednesday, March 13, 1918: Home Fronts Germany: Interior Minister Waldow decides to cut farmers’ rations not workers to save 140,000t before Ukraine grain arrives. Western
Diary March 12, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Friday, March 12, 1943: Sea War Arctic: Murmansk Arctic Convoys abandoned for the summer by British Admiralty following alarming reports that battlecruiser Scharnhorst has joined battleship
