Diary October 30, 1917
World War One Diary for Tuesday, October 30, 1917: Southern Fronts Italy: Foch visits Cadorna’s new Treviso headquarter and tells him ‘You’ve lost only one army, fight hard with the […]
Diary October 29, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, October 29, 1942: Home Fronts USA: ‘Alaska Highway’ opened, running 2,689 km from Dawson Creek (BC) to Fairbanks (begun March 1941). Africa Madagascar: East African
Diary October 29, 1917
World War One Diary for Monday, October 29, 1917: Southern Fronts Isonzo: Below orders Tagliamento bridges’ seizure; Italians blow Codroipo bridges prematurely leaving 12,000 men on wrong side, but XXIV
Diary October 28, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, October 28, 1942: Air War Alamein: Allied bombers break up attempted Panzer counter-attacks at Alamein. Greek aircraft raid Italian positions.
Diary October 28, 1917
World War One Diary for Sunday, October 28, 1917: Southern Fronts Isonzo: Despite rain and snowstorms German 200th Division crosses river Torre at 0400 hours and occupies Udine 20 hours
Diary October 27, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, October 27, 1942: Air War North Africa: Allied fighters rout large force of Stukas, attempting to bomb British forward positions west of Alamein.
Diary October 27, 1917
World War One Diary for Saturday, October 27, 1917: Southern Fronts Isonzo: Cadorna orders general retreat at 0230 hours, already widely happening on jammed roads. German Alpenkorps and 2 other
Diary October 26, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Monday, October 26, 1942: Sea War Pacific: BATTLE OF SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS. Japanese carriers approach Guadalcanal in anticipation of the capture of Henderson Field and sink
Diary October 26, 1917
World War One Diary for Friday, October 26, 1917: Western Front Flanders – SECOND BATTLE OF PASSCHENDAELE (until November 10): ‘The enemy charged like a wild bull against the iron
Diary October 25, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, October 25, 1942: Africa Battle of Alamein: Germans suffer heavy losses. Rommel returns (arrives next day, October 26).
Diary October 25, 1917
World War One Diary for Thursday, October 25, 1917: Southern Fronts Isonzo: Austro-German pincers close behind Mt Nero. Lieutenant Rommel’s Wurttemberg Mountain Battalion from Alpenkorps seizes Mts Kuk and Cragonza
Diary October 24, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, October 24, 1942: Air War Mediterranean: DAYLIGHT RAID ON MILAN by 88 Lancaster bombers (3 lost), flying unescorted at low altitude: great damage to railway
Diary October 24, 1917
World War One Diary for Wednesday, October 24, 1917: Southern Fronts Italian Front: BATTLE OF CAPORETTO (TWELFTH ISONZO, until November 9) begins on misty, rainy day with 0200 hours hurricane
Diary October 23, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Friday, October 23, 1942: Africa Egypt: SECOND BATTLE OF ALAMEIN. Montgomery launches all-out offensive against Axis line in Western Desert – preceded by greatest artillery barrage
Diary October 23, 1917
World War One Diary for Tuesday, October 23, 1917: Western Front Germany – OHL appreciation: ‘The guiding principle of our general military situation remains … that the decision lies in
Diary October 22, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, October 22, 1942: Secret War Northwest Africa: Lieutenant-General Mark Clark lands on North African coast from British sub Seraph and contacts pro-Allied French Officers (night
Diary October 22, 1917
World War One Diary for Monday, October 22, 1917: Southern Fronts Dolomites: Italians repulse strong Austro-German attack. Isonzo: German Fourteenth Army now in start positions. Tapped telephone warns Italians of
Diary October 21, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, October 21, 1942: Air War Germany: RAF P-51 Mustang fighters strafe barges on Dortmund-Ems Canal. Western Europe: 8th USAAF B-17 Fortress bonbers raid Lorient U-boat
Diary October 21, 1917
World War One Diary for Sunday, October 21, 1917: Western Front Lorraine – US TROOPS ENTER LINE: US 1st Division joins French in Luneville sector. Each American unit of the
Diary October 20, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, October 20, 1942: Air War Mediterranean: Fighter-bomber raids on Malta. Italian 4-engined night raiders intercepted by RAF fighters over Gibraltar and forced to jettison bombs
