Diary September 30, 1917
World War One Diary for Sunday, September 30, 1917: Sea War Allied and neutral shipping loss to U-boats: 159 ships (68 British with 293 lives) lowest since January or 338,242t […]
Diary September 29, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, September 29, 1942: Secret War Japan: Richard Sorge, Russian master spy, sentenced to death by Tokyo Criminal Court. Sea War Indian Ocean: South African troops
Diary September 29, 1917
World War One Diary for Saturday, September 29, 1917: Western Front Germany: First tank unit formed, 113 men with 5 A7Vs (delivered December 8, more units created). Southern Fronts Isonzo:
Diary September 28, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Monday, September 28, 1942: Sea War : Arctic: Geramn heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper and 4 destroyers return from minelaying sortie to Novaya Zemlya (Operation ‘Zarin’ =
Diary September 28, 1917
World War One Diary for Friday, September 28, 1917: Middle East Mesopotamia – Battle of Ramadi (until September 29): Brooking (995 casualties) annihilates 4,100 Turks with 10 guns (3,456 PoWs),
Diary September 27, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, September 27, 1942: Home Fronts Germany: Halder, the last ‘real’ COGS of the traditional Prussian-German General Staff, is being replaced by Zeitzler because of prolonged
Diary September 27, 1917
World War One Diary for Thursday, September 27, 1917: Western Front Flanders: British repulse 7 counter-attacks east of Ypres; 5th Australian Division completes recapture of Polygon Wood. Africa East Africa
Diary September 26, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, September 26, 1942: Eastern Front Stalingrad: German troops reach right bank of Volga in centre of city. Air War Western Europe: RAF high-altitude fighter sweep
Diary September 26, 1917
World War One Diary for Wednesday, September 26, 1917: Western Front Ypres – Battle of Polygon Wood (until October 3): British 0550 hours thrust (15,000 casualties) including 5 tanks and
Diary September 25, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Friday, September 25, 1942: Air War Norway: Mosquito bombers attack Gestapo HQ in Oslo. Britain: Night raid on Penzance (Cornwall). Southeast Asia: US bombers raid airfield
Diary September 25, 1917
World War One Diary for Tuesday, September 25, 1917: Western Front France: At Boulogne Conference British agree in principle to extending BEF front. Ypres – Battle of the Menin Road
Diary September 24, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, September 24, 1942: Air War Britain: FW 190 fighter-bombers raid 3 southeast England coastal towns.
Diary September 24, 1917
World War One Diary for Monday, September 24, 1917: Air War Britain: 11 Navy Zeppelins dispatched: 5 wander east and north counties; only 3 civilian casualties but 5 defence fighters
Diary September 23, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, September 23, 1942: Secret War Britain: Ultra discovers that Rommel has left North Africa on sick leave. Pacific New Guinea: Australian troops counter-attack at Ioribaiwa,
Diary September 23, 1917
World War One Diary for Sunday, September 23, 1917: Air War Western Front: Lieutenant Werner Voss (48 victories since November 27, 1916), leader of Jasta 10 killed in action, aged
Diary September 22, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, September 22, 1942: Eastern Front Stalingrad: Germans take the Stalingrad grain silo after a week’s fighting. Africa Madagascar: East African Brigade and artillery break through
Diary September 22, 1917
World War One Diary for Saturday, September 22, 1917: Sea War North Sea – Only British air kill of a U-boat: Royal Navy Air Service H12 America flying boat (Flt
Diary September 21, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Monday, September 21, 1942: Southeast Asia Burma: British begin first land counter-offensive against Japanese, in the Arakan (area along Bay of Bengal coast).
Diary September 21, 1917
World War One Diary for Friday, September 21, 1917: Western Front Ypres: British take 3,243 PaWs on September 20 and 21, repulse attacks on ‘Tower Hamlets’ ridge. Eastern Front Baltic
Diary September 20, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, September 20, 1942: Air War Germany: RAF bombers attacking Munich. North Africa: Tobruk raided by Allied bombers for seventh time in 8 nights.
