Diary December 21, 1941
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, December 21, 1941: Sea War Black Sea: Russian warships transport 10,000 reinforcements to Sebastopol and shell German positions (December 21-27). Atlantic: Escort carrier HMS Audacity […]
Diary December 21, 1916
World War One Diary for Thursday, December 21, 1916: Eastern Front Western Russia: Fighting south of Dvinsk. Dobruja: Sakharov drives Bulgars into Lake Babadagh south of Tulcea. Middle East Sinai:
Diary December 20, 1941
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, December 20, 1941: Home Fronts Germany: Goebbels appeals for donations of clothing for troops fighting in deep snow and sub-zero temperatures on Eastern Front. Eastern
Diary December 20, 1916
World War One Diary for Wednesday, December 20, 1916: Home Fronts Germany: Chancellor Bethmann comes under sustained pressure from German Army and Navy for unlimited U-boat warfare without delay (December
Diary December 19, 1941
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, December 19, 1941: Home Fronts Germany: Hitler dismisses Army C-in-C, von Brauchitsch, and takes personal command of military operations. Southeast Asia Malaya: British evacuate Penang
Diary December 19, 1916
World War One Diary for Tuesday, December 19, 1916: Politics Britain: Lloyd George’s first speech as Prime Minister rejects peace talks without definite proposals ‘… we shall put our trust
Diary December 18, 1941
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, December 18, 1941: Sea War Mediterranean – severe British naval losses (night December 18-19): ‘Force K‘ runs into minefield off Tripoli – cruiser Neptune and
Diary December 18, 1916
World War One Diary for Monday, December 18, 1916: Western Front Verdun:- First offensive Battle of Verdun ends; 4th (French 126th Division) Zouaves recapture Les Chambrettes Farm. Mangin thanks his
Diary December 17, 1941
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, December 17, 1941: Eastern Front Siege of Sebastopol: second German-Rumanian attack (December 17-31) forces garrison back to final lines of defences 8 km north of
Diary December 17, 1916
World War One Diary for Sunday, December 17, 1916: Western Front Artois: Marwitz takes over German Second Army from Gallwitz (until September 22, 1918) who goes to Fifth Army at
Diary December 16, 1941
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, December 16, 1941: Eastern Front Russians recapture Klin northwest of Moscow. Sea War Pacific: Dutch submarine O.16 torpedoes 4 Japanese transports in Gulf of Siam
Diary December 16, 1916
World War One Diary for Saturday, December 16, 1916: Western Front Verdun: French 133rd Division (Passaga) recaptures Bezonvaux and Hardaumont. German counter-attack regains Les Chambrettes Farm on December 17. Eastern
Diary December 15, 1941
WW2 War Diary for Monday, December 15, 1941: Sea War Mediterranean: Cruiser Galatea sunk by U-boat U-557 north of Alexandria.
Diary December 15, 1916
World War One Diary for Friday, December 15, 1916: Western Front Verdun – GREAT FRENCH ATTACK (north of Fort Douaumont): 2-mile penetration at 1000 hours recaptures Vacherauville, Hill 342 (Poivre
Diary December 14, 1941
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, December 14, 1941: Sea War Mediterranean: Battleship Vittorio Veneto torpedoed by British submarine Urge off Straits of Messina.
Diary December 14, 1916
World War One Diary for Thursday, December 14, 1916: Eastern Front Rumania: Falkenhayn enters Buzeu in push for Braila and Galatz (Danube towns); all Wallachia in German hands, military government
Diary December 13, 1941
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, December 13, 1941: Eastern Front Russia: STALIN ORDERS GENERAL OFFENSIVE. Sea War Mediterranean: Italian fast cruisers Alberico da Barbiano and Alberto di Giussano, loaded with
Diary December 13, 1916
World War One Diary for Wednesday, December 13, 1916: Middle East Mesopotamia: Maude begins Tigris offensive with 48,500 men; 174 guns and 24 planes against 20,600 Turks with 70 guns:
Diary December 12, 1941
WW2 War Diary for Friday, December 12, 1941: Politics Rumania: Government declares war on USA. Air War Germany: 43 RAF bombers attacking Cologne and dropping 58t of bombs.
Diary December 12, 1916
World War One Diary for Tuesday, December 12, 1916: Western Front GERMANY MAKES PEACE PROPOSALS. France: Foch removed by Joffre from command of Northern Army Group (d’Esperey succeeds on December
