Diary March 22, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, March 22, 1942: Sea War Mediterranean: BATTLE OF SIRTE. Italian battleship Littorio intercepts Alexandria-Malta convoy MW.10, but is denied crushing victory by Admiral Vian’s skilful […]
Diary March 22, 1917
World War One Diary for Thursday, March 22, 1917: Politics Russia: USA as first, Allies and Switzerland recognize Russian Provisional Government. Air War Eastern Front: German aircraft shoots down Russian
Diary March 21, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, March 21, 1942: Air War Mediterranean: Heavy raids on Malta. Home Fronts Britain – London ‘Warship Week‘ (March 21-28): business community and public raise £
Diary March 21, 1917
World War One Diary for Wednesday, March 21, 1917: Sea War North Sea: US tanker Healdton sunk (20 die) by U-boat in Holland safety zone. Politics USA: French Military Mission
Diary March 20, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Friday, March 20, 1942: Sea War Mediterranean: U-boat U-652 sinks British destroyers Heythrop and Jaguar north of Sollum (Egypt) (on March 20 and 26 resp.). Home
Diary March 20, 1917
World War One Diary for Tuesday, March 20, 1917: Western Front Aisne: Germans demolish irreplaceable medieval castle of Coucy-le-Chateau, 10 miles north of Soissons, to remove potential observation post. Artois:
Diary March 19, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, March 19, 1942: Southeast Asia Burma: General Slim arrives to take over command of British and Commonwealth forces. Stilwell to command Chinese 5th and 6th
Diary March 19, 1917
World War One Diary for Monday, March 19, 1917: Sea War Mediterranean: U-64 sinks modern French battleship Danton (296 lost) southwest of Sardinia. Kaiser Wilhelm II approves announcement that Allied
Diary March 18, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, March 18, 1942: Home Fronts Britain: Admiral Lord Mountbatten appointed Chief of Combined Operations.
Diary March 18, 1917
World War One Diary for Sunday, March 18, 1917: Middle East Armenia Kemal C-in-C Turk Second Army (Deputy since March 5) in new Army Group Caucasus (Ahmed Izzet Pasha), only
Diary March 17, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, March 17, 1942: Home Fronts Australia: MacArthur appointed Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Southwest Pacific. MacArthur promises (in Adelaide, March 20) ‘I shall return’
Diary March 17, 1917
World War One Diary for Saturday, March 17, 1917: African Fronts East Africa: Hoskins asks for 15,000 carriers per month to replace wastage plus 500 American light lorries (200 promised
Diary March 16, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Monday, March 16, 1942: Home Front USA: Death of Francis Du Pont, research chemist and industrialist; aged 68.
Diary March 16, 1917
World War One Diary for Friday, March 16, 1917: Air War France: German airship L39 shot down by French anti-aircraft fire near Compiegne (night March 16-17). Western Front: Guynemer achieves
Diary March 15, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, March 15, 1942: Sea War Mediterranean: Cruisers Dido and Euryalus, with 6 destroyers, bombard harbour of Rhodes (night March 15-16). Home Fronts USA: Death of
Diary March 15, 1917
World War One Diary for Thursday, March 15, 1917: Politics Russia: TSAR ABDICATES. Miliukov new Russian Foreign Minister. Neutrals Switzerland: Lenin gets news of Revolution, envisages train journey through Germany
Diary March 14, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, March 14, 1942: Sea War Mediterranean: 3 Italian submarines sunk by British submarines Unbeaten, Ultimatum and Upholder (March 14-18). North Sea: German E-boats lay mines
Diary March 14, 1917
World War One Diary for Wednesday, March 14, 1917: Western Front Somme – MAIN GERMAN RETREAT TO THE HINDENBURG LINE begins (until April 5): German Second and First Armies involved.
Diary March 13, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, March 13, 1942: Sea War Atlantic: Chilean SS Tolten torpedoed and sunk off American East coast (27 killed, 2 survivors). Occupied Territories Greece: SS Rabmanso
Diary March 13, 1917
World War One Diary for Tuesday, March 13, 1917: Western Front Britain: In London Haig and Nivelle sign clarifications of command spheres. Somme: British advance guard now 11 miles from
