Diary June 23, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, June 23, 1942: Secret War Britain: RAF captures Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A – latest German piston-engined fighter – which the pilot lands by mistake at […]
Diary June 23, 1917
World War One Diary for Saturday, June 23, 1917: Air War Palestine: Royal Navy Air Service (3 Shorts from carrier Empress) and Royal Flying Corps (7 aircraft) simultaneously bomb Tulkarm
Diary June 22, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Monday, June 22, 1942: Eastern Front Rumanian casualties in 12 months: 157,572. Politics USA: Litvinov, Russian Ambassador to USA, demands immediate launching of a ‘Second Front’,
Diary June 22, 1917
World War One Diary for Friday, June 22, 1917: Western Front France: Petain tells Pershing French morale very low. Southern Fronts Salonika: British 7th Mounted Brigade (c.2,100 men) begins to
Diary June 21, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, June 21, 1942: Africa Western Desert: FALL OF TOBRUK. Germans take 32,000 prisoners (including the entire 2nd South African division with General Koppel), several hundred
Diary June 21, 1917
World War One Diary for Thursday, June 21, 1917: Air War Western Front: First operational Fokker Dr I triplane fighters delivered to Richthofen’s Jasta 11 at Courtrai. Western Front Flanders:
Diary June 20, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, June 20, 1942: Sea War Atlantic: Last of 8 groups of U-boats despatched to American East Coast since January 1942 fail to find ‘worthwhile targets’
Diary June 20, 1917
World War One Diary for Wednesday, June 20, 1917: Air War Italian Front: 145 Italian aircraft drop 5 1/2 t bombs on South Tyrol, only 26 Austrian aircraft oppose. Southern
Diary June 19, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Friday, June 19, 1942: Occupied Territories Czechoslovakia: General Elias, ex-Prime Minister of ‘puppet’ regime in Bohemia-Moravia Protectorate, executed by firing squad (Elias had been arrested by
Diary June 19, 1917
World War One Diary for Tuesday, June 19, 1917: Southern Fronts Trentino: From 0600 hours Alpini (15 battalions) storm Mt Ortigara summit (6,906 ft) taking 1,000 PoWs (including Kaiserjaeger) but
Diary June 18, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, June 18, 1942: Eastern Front Siege of Sebastopol: German 11th Army, reinforced by elements of 17th Army, breaks through defences and reaches North Bay. Neutrals
Diary June 18, 1917
World War One Diary for Monday, June 18, 1917: Southern Fronts Trentino: Italian guns begin 20-hour shelling of Mt Ortigara-Lepozze Austrian positions. Air War Eastern Front: German air raid on
Diary June 17, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, June 17, 1942: Africa Western Desert: British 8th Army withdraws east of Tobruk. Sea War Destroyer Wild Swan shoots down 6 of 12 German bombers.
Diary June 17, 1917
World War One Diary for Sunday, June 17, 1917: Western Front Flanders: Portuguese Expeditionary Corps first in action. Champagne: French Fourth Army advance between ‘Mountains’ Cornillet and Blond, repulse attack
Diary June 16, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, June 16, 1942: Sea War Mediterranean: Cruiser Hermione sunk by U-boat U-205 south of Crete.
Diary June 16, 1917
World War One Diary for Saturday, June 16, 1917: Air War Britain: Strasser (new ‘Leader of German Navy Airships’) rashly attempts London raid on nearly shortest night of year with
Diary June 15, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Monday, June 15, 1942: Sea War Atlantic: U-boat U-552 sinks 5 ships from Convoy HG.84. Home Fronts Britain: Unemployment now below 100,000.
Diary June 15, 1917
World War One Diary for Friday, June 15, 1917: Southern Fronts Trentino: Austrian attack in Mt Ortigara sector at 0230 hours eventually fails (1,000 PoWs lost). Salonika: In these days
Diary June 14, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, June 14, 1942: Sea War Mediterranean: Roma – newest and last Italian battleship – completed at Trieste (she joins the Fleet November 1942). Secret War
Diary June 14, 1917
World War One Diary for Thursday, June 14, 1917: Sea War North Sea: Harwich Force destroys Zeppelin L43. North Atlantic: U-boat sinks AMC HMS Avenger. Western Front Flanders: 3rd Australian
