Diary January 20, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, January 20, 1943: Air War Britain – Daylight German fighter-bomber raid on London: 28 fighter-bombers (3 lost) and 50 escort fighters (6 lost) carry out […]
Diary January 20, 1918
World War One Diary for Sunday, January 20, 1918: Sea War Aegean – Action off Imbros: Battlecruiser Goeben and light cruiser Breslau (Vice-Admiral Rebeur-Paschwitz) sortie against British monitors near Dardanelles,
Diary January 19, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, January 19, 1943: Africa Western Desert: British 8th Army occupies Homs. Tunisia: German tanks launch diversionary attack through Ousseltia Valley, but are held by French
Diary January 19, 1918
World War One Diary for Saturday, January 19, 1918: Home Fronts Hungary: 86th Infantry Regiment mutinies at Szabadka, 2 other regiments likewise (February 11 and 14).
Diary January 18, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Monday, January 18, 1943: Eastern Front SIEGE OF LENINGRAD: after week-long battle, GERMAN ENCIRCLEMENT PARTIALLY BROKEN by recapture of Schluesselburg and Sinyavino and link-up of Leningrad
Diary January 18, 1918
World War One Diary for Friday, January 18, 1918: Eastern Front Brest-Litovsk: Trotsky breaks off talks, envoys leave to confer at home on January 20. Finland: Mannerheim, Army C-in-C since
Diary January 17, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, January 17, 1943: Air War Britain – Luftwaffe ‘reprisal’ raid on London (night January 17-18): 118 aircraft (6 lost) attack in 2 waves. Bombs fall
Diary January 17, 1918
World War One Diary for Thursday, January 17, 1918: Home Fronts Austria: Emperor Charles cables Czernin ‘If peace is not made at Brest-Litovks it will be revolution here, no matter
Diary January 16, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, January 16, 1943: Africa Western Desert: British 8th Army and Free French forces, advancing from South Libya, join forces. Air War Germany – First RAF
Diary January 16, 1918
World War One Diary for Wednesday, January 16, 1918: Home Fronts Austria: General strikes until January 21 over daily bread ration cut (7 1/2 oz to under 6oz) and Brest-Litovsk
Diary January 15, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Friday, January 15, 1943: Pacific Solomons: Final US ground offensive begins on Guadalcanal. Africa Western Desert: British 8th Army push west from Buerat. Sea War Mediterranean:
Diary January 15, 1918
World War One Diary for Tuesday, January 15, 1918: Western Front Lorraine: US I Corps formed (General Hunter Liggett) at Neuf Chateau – 1st, 2nd, 26th and 42nd US Divisions.
Diary January 14, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, January 14, 1943: Politics CASABLANCA CONFERENCE (January 14-25): Churchill and Roosevelt demand ‘Unconditional surrender’ of Germany, Italy and Japan. Defeat of U-boats to receive top
Diary January 14, 1918
World War One Diary for Monday, January 14, 1918: Eastern Front Russia: Lenin receives diplomatic corps, speaks at departure of ‘first volunteers of the Socialist army’ and escapes shots fired
Diary January 13, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, January 13, 1943: Africa Tunisia: Germans move out of Pont du Fahs, south of Medjez and capture ‘Two Tree Hill’. Eastern Front Fourth Battle of
Diary January 13, 1918
World War One Diary for Sunday, January 13, 1918: Eastern Front Russia: Reds imprison Rumanian Ambassador Diamandi (released January 15 after diplomatic corps protest) and seize Rumanian gold in retaliation
Diary January 12, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, January 12, 1943: Air War Mediterranean: B-17 Fortress wreck buildings and aircraft on Castel Benito airfield, near Tripoli, while escorting P-38 Lightnings rout 20 defending
Diary January 12, 1918
World War One Diary for Saturday, January 12, 1918: Home Fronts Britain: Officers pay put up to 10s 6d pd plus child allowances. Workers loot closed food shops in Leytonstone
Diary January 11, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Monday, January 11, 1943: Eastern Front Caucasus: Russians retake Georgievsk, Mineralniye, Vody and six other towns. Home Fronts USA: $100 billion defence Budget. Politics China: Britain
Diary January 11, 1918
World War One Diary for Friday, January 11, 1918: Western Front French raids in Argonne, Vosges and Champagne, German one fails south of Anmentieres. Home Fronts Russia: Sovnarkom orders all
