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World War One Diary for Saturday, February 2, 1918: Air War East Africa: Last 6 Royal Flying Corps planes withdrawn by February 9.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
Diary January 30, 1918
World War One Diary for Wednesday, January 30, 1918: Home Front Germany: Strikes spread to 6 major cities, but leadership divided. Western Front BEF now deployed from Houthulst Forest, northeast
Diary January 30, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, January 30, 1943: Air War Germany – FIRST ALLIED DAYLIGHT BOMBING RAIDS ON BERLIN: 6 RAF Mosquito bombers (1 lost) attack in 2 waves –
Diary January 29, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Friday, January 29, 1943: Sea War Pacific: Giant Japanese submarine I-1 sunk in engagement with NZ armed trawlers Kiwi and Moa off Guadalcanal. 3 US cruisers
Diary January 29, 1918
World War One Diary for Tuesday, January 29, 1918: Air War Britain: Again Moonlight raid on London (20 casualties) by 3 of 4 Giants sent; defences misidentified them as 15
Diary January 28, 1943
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, January 28, 1943: Air War Western Europe: 2 Belgian fighter pilots of RAF drop Belgian flags over centre of Brussels.
