Diary May 11, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Monday, May 11, 1942: Sea War Mediterranean: British destroyers Lively, Kipling and Jackal bombed by Ju 88 bombers west of Alexandria. Sister ship Jervis rescues 630 […]
Diary May 11, 1917
World War One Diary for Friday, May 11, 1917: Home Fronts USA: Only 125 aliens arrested since 6 April. France: 10,000 Paris clothing workers strike (until May 23) against living
Diary May 10, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, May 10, 1942: Home Fronts Britain: Churchill warns Germany in broadcast that Britain will retaliate if poison gas is used on Russian Front (unknown to
Diary May 10, 1917
World War One Diary for Thursday, May 10, 1917: Western Front USA: PERSHING APPOINTED C-IN-C AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (AEF). France: Ribot cabinet decide to make Petain C-in-C but Nivelle refuses
Diary May 9, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, May 9, 1942: Eastern Front BATTLE OF KHARKOV: The front line sways back and forth in East Ukraine throughout May and June, before Germans finally
Diary May 9, 1917
World War One Diary for Wednesday, May 9, 1917: Western Front Aisne – NIVELLE OFFENSIVE ENDS: German counter-attacks fail at Chemin des Dames, Craonne and Goroeny. Southern Fronts Serbia –
Diary May 8, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, May 8, 1942: Home Fronts Britain: Sinclair, Secretary for Air, declares at Birmingham that the RAF does not wish to destroy historic German cities but
Diary May 8, 1917
World War One Diary for Tuesday, May 8, 1917: Western Front Artois: 5th Bavarian Division (176+ guns supporting) recaptures Fresnoy at second attempt (until May 9). Aisne: French storm and
Diary May 7, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, May 7, 1942: Home Fronts Germany: State Armaments Council (Ruestungsrat) formed under Speer with Milch (Luftwaffe), 3 generals, 1 admiral and 8 representatives of the
Diary May 7, 1917
World War One Diary for Monday, May 7, 1917: Home Fronts Russia: First post-Revolution Bolshevik Party Conference (until May 12) with 80,000 members; Lenin elected to Central Committee. Air War
Diary May 6, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, May 6, 1942: Pacific Philippines – FALL OF CORREGIDOR and US forts in Manila Bay: Japanese take 12,495 prisoners, including Generals Wainwright and King. Philippines
Diary May 6, 1917
World War One Diary for Sunday, May 6, 1917: Western Front Aisne: French Reserve Army Group dissolved, Micheler takes over Fifth Army from Mazel. Artois: British repulse counter-attack near river
Diary May 5, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, May 5, 1942: Pacific Philippines: Japanese storm troops cross narrow strait from Bataan Peninsula to Corregidor and establish beachhead in the face of desperate US-Filipino
Diary May 5, 1917
World War One Diary for Saturday, May 5, 1917: Western Front Aisne: With 48 Saint Chamond tanks (combat debut) in support (6 lost) French take crest of Craonne Ridge including
Diary May 4, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Monday, May 4, 1942: Sea War Pacific – BATTLE OF THE CORAL SEA (May 4-8): First carrier-versus-carrier naval battle (opposing surface ships never exchange fire). US
Diary May 4, 1917
World War One Diary for Friday, May 4, 1917: Western Front Germany: All 52 German reseve divisions of April 1 have been engaged. Allies still have 30. Aisne: French XVIII
Diary May 3, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, May 3, 1942: Air War Britain – ‘Baedeker’ Raid on Exeter: 90 aircraft (7 lost) start conflagration in city centre. Cathedral and 9 churches wrecked;
Diary May 3, 1917
World War One Diary for Thursday, May 3, 1917: Western Front Artois – Third Battle of the Scarpe (until May 4): British attack on 16-mile front east of Arras with
Diary May 2, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, May 2, 1942: Southeast Asia Burma: FALL OF MANDALAY to the Japanese. Pacific Philippines: Japanese 240-mm AP shell blows up powder magazine on Corregidor, hurling
Diary May 2, 1917
World War One Diary for Wednesday, May 2, 1917: Air War Western Front: From behind BEF barrage hedge-hopping Nieuport fighters destroy 4 German balloons (7 destroyed similarly on May 7
