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
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
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
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,
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
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
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
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
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, February 13, 1943: Air War Western Europe: RAF night raid on Lorient U-boat base (1,000 t bombs).
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
WW2 War Diary for Friday, February 12, 1943: Eastern Front Southern Sector: Russian troops recapture Krasnodar (Kuban).
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
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
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
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
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.
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 –
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:
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
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,
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.