Diary August 19, 1917
World War One Diary for Sunday, August 19, 1917: Western Front Ypres: Slight advance by British troops on Ypres-Poelcapelle road in which 12 tanks (1 ditched) capture pillboxes at St […]
Diary August 18, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, August 18, 1942: Africa Alamein: General Alexander appointed C-in-C Middle East, in place of Auchinleck; Lieutenant-general Montgomery replaces Ritchie as GOC 8th Army – special
Diary August 18, 1917
World War One Diary for Saturday, August 18, 1917: Southern Fronts Italian Front – ELEVENTH BATTLE OF THE ISONZO (the Bainsizza, until September 12): After barrage from 0600 hours Italian
Diary August 17, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Monday, August 17, 1942: Air War Western Europe: FIRST ‘ALL-AMERICAN’ BOMBING RAID OVER EUROPE IN WW2. 12 B-17 Fortress bombers of 8th AAF, led by Brigade-General
Diary August 17, 1917
World War One Diary for Friday, August 17, 1917: Air War Germany: Kaiser decides Navy will be limited to 25 Zeppelins and only build replacements every 2 months instead of
Diary August 16, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, August 16, 1942: Sea War Arctic – Operation Wunderland (August 16-30): Heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer penetrates into Kara Sea to attack Russian shipping. Secret War
Diary August 16, 1917
World War One Diary for Thursday, August 16, 1917: Home Fronts Germany: OHL remove General Groener from War Office (to 33rd Division at Verdun), General Scheuch succeeds, but put under
Diary August 15, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, August 15, 1942: Air War Europe: Pathfinder Force established within RAF Bomber Command under Air Commander Bennett. (First operation against Flensburg shipyards, night August 18-19.)
Diary August 15, 1917
World War One Diary for Wednesday, August 15, 1917: Politics Britain: US troops pass through London. War Cabinet decides to send 8 guns to Russia (none sent since March and
Diary August 14, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Friday, August 14, 1942: Sea War Mediterranean: 74 German and Italian aircraft, 2 submarines and an MTB make unsuccessful attacks on British cruiser-destroyer escort force returning
Diary August 14, 1917
World War One Diary for Tuesday, August 14, 1917: Eastern Front Rumania: German Alpenkorps storms Height 334 as Russian VIII Corps flees. Sea War Germany: Scheer writes to Navy Minister
Diary August 13, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, August 13, 1942: Sea War Mediterranean: Powerful force of Italian cruisers and destroyers departs Naples to strike battered Convoy Pedestal, but turns back when the
Diary August 13, 1917
World War One Diary for Monday, August 13, 1917: Western Front Verdun: French 2,400-gun bombardment begins (including 1,100 heavy gun) on 12 1/2-mile front until August 20. German artillery fire
Diary August 12, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, August 12, 1942: Politics Russia – First Moscow Conference: Churchill informs Stalin that there can be no ‘Second Front’ in Europe until 1943 and reveals
Diary August 12, 1917
World War One Diary for Sunday, August 12, 1917: Home Fronts Russia: Ex-Tsar with family moved to Abalak Monastery, Tobolsk, Siberia. Sea War North Sea: Destroyer HMS Oracle rams and
Diary August 11, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, August 11, 1942: Sea War Mediterranean: Carrier Eagle sunk by U-boat U-73 north of Algiers (260 killed). Pacific: Japanese Combined Fleet leaves home waters for
Diary August 11, 1917
World War One Diary for Saturday, August 11, 1917: Western Front Ypres: German counter-attacks east of Ypres, part of Glencorse Wood recaptured. Eastern Front Rumania: Mackensen forces river Sereth at
Diary August 10, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Monday, August 10, 1942: Sea War Mediterranean – OPERATION PEDESTAL: 14-ship British convoy leaves Gibraltar for Malta under heavy escort – only 4 transports and burning
Diary August 10, 1917
World War One Diary for Friday, August 10, 1917: Middle East Palestine: Allenby told he will get a division from Salonika, must ‘strike the Turks as hard as possible’; he
Diary August 9, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, August 9, 1942: Sea War Pacific: Following Savo Island debacle, all US transports and escorting warships have to be temporarily withdrawn from Guadalcanal area. Air
