Diary December 19, 1917
World War One Diary for Wednesday, December 19, 1917: Air War Britain: Air defences finally told of Giant bomber, codenamed Bertie, after its eight raid. Sea War Channel: New Dover
Diary December 18, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Friday, December 18, 1942: Eastern Front Stalingrad: Hoth makes repeated attempts to force the river Myshkova, 40 km southwest of Stalingrad (December 18-23), but without success.
Diary December 18, 1917
World War One Diary for Tuesday, December 18, 1917: Southern Fronts Piave: Austrian 4th Division captures Mt Asolone (5315 ft) with 2,000 PoWs and view of plains below, farthest Austrian
Diary December 17, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, December 17, 1942: Home Fronts Britain: Foreign Minister Eden announces that Germans ‘are now carrying into effect Hitler‘s oft-repeated intention to exterminate the Jewish people
Diary December 17, 1917
World War One Diary for Monday, December 17, 1917: Home Fronts Britain: Lord Rhondda says ‘Food queues must be stopped’, rationing probably inevitable. No post to neutrals, except to PoWs
Diary December 16, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, December 16, 1942: Eastern Front Operation Saturn: Russians smash Italian 8th Army along river Don, northwest of Stalingrad (December 16-18). Pacific New Guinea: Australian infantry
Diary December 16, 1917
World War One Diary for Sunday, December 16, 1917: Western Front Artois: British success east of Avian. Sea War Bristol Channel: Sloop HMS Arbutus sunk by U-boat. Home Fronts Britain:
Diary December 15, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, December 15, 1942: Air War Western Desert: RAF and USAAF batter retreating German columns west of El Agheila throughout the day, against negligible Luftwaffe opposition;
Diary December 15, 1917
World War One Diary for Saturday, December 15, 1917: Eastern Front BREST-LITOVSK 28-DAY ARMISTICE (until January 14, 1918) signed between Russia and Central Powers to begin noon on December 17.
Diary December 14, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Monday, December 14, 1942: Africa Western Desert: Rommel skilfully evades 8th Army trap at El Agheila (December 14-18). Pacific New Guinea: Japanese reinforcements land near Buna.
Diary December 14, 1917
World War One Diary for Friday, December 14, 1917: Southern Fronts Piave: Austrian 4th Divison takes Col Captile on Brenta valley side but shell shortage postpones exploitation. Sea War Naval
Diary December 13, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, December 13, 1942: Occupied Territories Holland: Anton Mussert, leader of Dutch Nazi Party (NSB), appointed ‘Leader of Netherlands People’ by Hitler. France: Laval says ‘without
Diary December 13, 1917
World War One Diary for Thursday, December 13, 1917: Southern Fronts Italy: After Austrian Czernin status quo peace hint from December 5, Prime Minister Orlando tells deputies in secret session
Diary December 12, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, December 12, 1942: Eastern Front Operation Wintersturm (‘Winter Storm’): 13 German divisions, under Manstein and Hoth, attempt to punch a corridor from Kotelnikovo to Stalingrad,
Diary December 12, 1917
World War One Diary for Wednesday, December 12, 1917: Eastern Front Russia: Bolsheviks fight Cossacks at Rostov, occupy it on December 14. General Kaledin retakes it on December 15 with
Diary December 11, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Friday, December 11, 1942: Sea War Biscay – ‘Cockleshell Heroes’ Raid: 5 canoes, each manned by 2 British Commandos, are launched from British submarine Tuna (December
Diary December 11, 1917
World War One Diary for Tuesday, December 11, 1917: Middle East Palestine: Allenby enters Jerusalem on foot via Jaffa Gate with Allied parties including Major TE Lawrence and Lieutenant-Colonel Wavell
Diary December 10, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, December 10, 1942: Home Fronts Britain: British and German guns exchange fire across Straits of Dover for 90 minutes. Air War Eastern Front: German, Italian
Diary December 10, 1917
World War One Diary for Monday, December 10, 1917: Sea War Adriatic: 2 Italian MAS boats penetrate Trieste, MAS9 (Lieutenant Rizzo) sinks Austrian battleship Wien, worst Austrian warship loss so
Diary December 9, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, December 9, 1942: Pacific Solomons: Major-General Vandergrift, US Marines, hands over Guadalcanal to Major-General Patch, US Army. Air War Mediterranean: RAF night bombers shower ‘block-busters’
