Diary February 9, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, February 9, 1943: Sea War Mediterranean: First of 7 troop convoys leave South Italy with powerful reinforcements for Axis forces in Tunisia (February 9 – […]
Diary February 9, 1918
World War One Diary for Saturday, February 9, 1918: Eastern Front Central Powers sign separate peace with Ukraine including 1 million t food for Polish Kholm land. Western Front Somme:
Diary February 8, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Monday, February 8, 1943: Home Fronts Germany: Himmler orders special precautions to be taken at concentration camps, to prevent mass escapes in the event of air
Diary February 8, 1918
World War One Diary for Friday, February 8, 1918: Eastern Front Ukraine: Czech Corps made part of Czech Army in France. Finland: Mannerheim moves Headquarter inland to Seinajoki rail junction,
Diary February 7, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, February 7, 1943: Sea War Atlantic: 6 ships of strongly escorted Convoy SC.118 sunk by U-boat U 402.
Diary February 7, 1918
World War One Diary for Thursday, February 7, 1918: Politics France: Decree creates Czech Army. Rumania: British Foreign Office cables to Jassy urging no separate Rumanian peace. Eastern Front Brest-Litovsk:
Diary February 6, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, February 6, 1943: Air War Pacific: 26 of 70 Japanese shot down by 37 Allied fighters over Wau (New Guinea)
Diary February 6, 1918
World War One Diary for Wednesday, February 6, 1918: Home Fronts Britain: Electoral Reform Act passed, 6 million WOMEN OVER 30 RECEIVE VOTE, Commons enlarged by 37 members to 707.
Diary February 5, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Friday, February 5, 1943: Air War Pacific: Heavy incendiary raid by US bombers on Rabaul airfields. Sea War Black Sea: Second Russian landing operation near Novorossisk;
Diary February 5, 1918
World War One Diary for Tuesday, February 5, 1918: Air War Western Front: Lieutenant Thompson of 103rd Aero Squadron (mainly Lafayette Escadrille veterans) first American fighter pilot serving in US
Diary February 4, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, February 4, 1943: Africa Western Desert: British 8th Army enters Tunisia. Air War Southeast Asia: RAF B-24 Liberators bomb Rangoon docks. Mediterranean: RAF night bombers
Diary February 4, 1918
World War One Diary for Monday, February 4, 1918: Home Fronts France: Bolo Pasha court-martial, death sentence (February 14, executed at Vincennes April 17), had received German funds to corrupt
Diary February 3, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, February 3, 1943: Air War Germany: 137 RAF bombers attacking Cologne and dropping 460t of bombs. Eastern Front Southern Sector: 3 Hungarian generals captured at
Diary February 3, 1918
World War One Diary for Sunday, February 3, 1918: Politics France: Allied Supreme War Council’s enlarged powers announced at Versailles. Sweden: Finnish Stockholm Minister on own initiative requests Swedish intervention,
Diary February 2, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, February 2, 1943: Eastern Front BATTLE OF STALINGRAD ENDS: 40,000 Germans surrender in northern ‘Pocket’. General Rokossovsky takes the salute at the victory parade. Stalingrad
Diary February 2, 1918
World War One Diary for Saturday, February 2, 1918: Air War East Africa: Last 6 Royal Flying Corps planes withdrawn by February 9. Western Front France: Supreme War Council sanctions
Diary February 1, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Monday, February 1, 1943: Sea War Mediterranean: Cruiser-minelayer Welshman sunk by U-boat U-617 off Crete. U-118 lays minefield in Straits of Gibraltar (4 ships sunk, 3
Diary February 1, 1918
World War One Diary for Friday, February 1, 1918: Air War Italian Front: During February new high-speed Italian Ansaldo SVA5 two-seater introduced (1,200 built), improves longrange and photo reconnaissance work.
Diary January 31, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, January 31, 1943: Eastern Front Stalingrad: Paulus surrenders at Univermag dept store; capitulation of German forces in south pocket. Air War Mediterranean: B-24 Liberators bomb
Diary January 31, 1918
World War One Diary for Thursday, January 31, 1918: Eastern Front Russia: USSR PROCLAIMED. Red 1st Northern Flying Column (including 400 sailors) takes Orenburg (Urals) from Ataman Dutov. Austria: Colonel-General
