Diary February 19, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Friday, February 19, 1943: Air War Western Europe: Special equipped RAF Army Co-op. Cmnd. planes (Lysander) bomb electrical transformer stations in Loire Valley. Germany: 181 RAF […]
Diary February 19, 1918
World War One Diary for Tuesday, February 19, 1918: Middle East Palestine: British XX Corps plus Anzac Mounted Division (6,800 men with 54 guns) gain 2 miles on 15-mile front
Diary February 18, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, February 18, 1943: Home Fronts Germany: Goebbels calls upon German people to wage ‘Total War’ in histrionic speech at Berlin Sportpalast. Hans and Sophie Scholl,
Diary February 18, 1918
World War One Diary for Monday, February 18, 1918: Eastern Front GERMANS RESUME WAR (until March 2): Operation Faustschlag with 52 divisions, which take Dvinsk and Lutsk, advancing down railways
Diary February 17, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, February 17, 1943: Sea War North Sea: 15 German E-boats lay mines off Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft; S-71 rammed and sunk by destroyer Garth (night
Diary February 17, 1918
World War One Diary for Sunday, February 17, 1918: Air War Britain: Giant R25 bombs St Pancras Station and hotel (42 casualties from total 53) in solo London raid (night
Diary February 16, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, February 16, 1943: Eastern Front Southern Sector: Kharkov recaptured by Red Army. Home Fronts Germany – The Munich Students’ ‘Revolt’: Gauleiter Geisler of Bavaria harangues
Diary February 16, 1918
World War One Diary for Saturday, February 16, 1918: Air War Britain: Moonlight raid on London (18 casualties). Giant R12 (Seydlitz-Gerstenburg) rams balloon aprox. 10,000ft over Woolwich and plunges 1,000ft,
Diary February 15, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Monday, February 15, 1943: Air War Germany: 207 RAF bombers attacking Cologne and dropping 513t of bombs. Western Europe: Allied bombers raid Dunkirk harbour. RAF night
Diary February 15, 1918
World War One Diary for Friday, February 15, 1918: Sea War Channel: 11 German destroyers (2nd Flotilla) raid Dover Straits Barrage (night February 15-16), sink trawler and 7 drifters (4
Diary February 14, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, February 14, 1943: Africa Tunisia – BATTLE OF KASSERINE PASS (February 14-25): Rommel launches surprise counter-offensive (Operation Fruehlingswind = ‘Spring Wind’). Panzers supported by Stukas
Diary February 14, 1918
World War One Diary for Thursday, February 14, 1918: Eastern Front USSR – RED ARMY FORMED (Decree published on February 23): Volunteer force, commanders to get 4 months basic training
Diary February 13, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, February 13, 1943: Air War Western Europe: RAF night raid on Lorient U-boat base (1,000 t bombs).
Diary February 13, 1918
World War One Diary for Wednesday, February 13, 1918: Western Front Germany: Ludendorff promises Kaiser victory in proposed spring offensive. Champagne: French finally eliminate Tahure-Butte du Mesnil Salient, US guns
Diary February 12, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Friday, February 12, 1943: Eastern Front Southern Sector: Russian troops recapture Krasnodar (Kuban).
Diary February 12, 1918
World War One Diary for Tuesday, February 12, 1918: Middle East Armenia: Turk Offensive (45,000-50,000 in 8 divisions with 160 guns) begins with taking Cardakli on Zara-Sivas road and advance
Diary February 11, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, February 11, 1943: Air War Germany: First of 3 heavy RAF night raids on Wilhelmshaven during February (421t bombs dropped by 137 bombers in the
Diary February 11, 1918
World War One Diary for Monday, February 11, 1918: Politics USA: Wilson adds four war aims points in Congress address, says no general peace obtainable by separate negotiation. Sea War
Diary February 10, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, February 10, 1943: Sea War Norwegian submarine Urred disappears off Bodo. RAF ‘Whirlibombers’ hit German disguised raider Coronel as she attempts to break out into
Diary February 10, 1918
World War One Diary for Sunday, February 10, 1918: Eastern Front Brest-Litovsk: Trotsky (before leaving talks for 4th time) announces ‘no peace, no war’ against Central Powers though demobilization ordered.
