Diary December 11, 1941
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, December 11, 1941: Politics GERMANY AND ITALY DECLARE WAR ON USA. USA declares war on Germany and Italy. Sea War Pacific – Defence of Wake […]
Diary December 11, 1916
World War One Diary for Monday, December 11, 1916: Sea War Adriatic: Italian battleship Regina Margherita (many casualties including Captain) sunk by two mines from UC-14 off Valona, Albania, returning
Diary December 10, 1941
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, December 10, 1941: Sea War Pacific: HMS PRINCE OF WALES AND REPULSE SUNK 322 KM NORTHEAST OF SINGAPORE by 88 Japanese bombers and torpedo planes
Diary December 10, 1916
World War One Diary for Sunday, December 10, 1916: Southern Fronts Serbia: Russo-Serb attacks against Hill 1050 fail (until December 11) against German Guard-Schuetzen Battalion. Sea War North Sea: Merchant
Diary December 9, 1941
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, December 9, 1941: Eastern Front Siege of Leningrad: Russian troops restore railway supply line to Lake Ladoga by the recapturing of Tikhwin. Politics China: Nationalist
Diary December 9, 1916
World War One Diary for Saturday, December 9, 1916: Home Fronts Germany: Hindenburg given the first 1914 Grand Cross of the Iron Cross. Raw Materials Office merger/closure agreement on nonessential
Diary December 8, 1941
WW2 War Diary for Monday, December 8, 1941: China Battle of Hong Kong: Japanese 38 Infantry Division supported by heavy artillery and aircraft, attacks 12,000-strong British-Canadian-Indian garrison. Pacific Philippines: Japanese
Diary December 8, 1916
World War One Diary for Friday, December 8, 1916: Eastern Front Rumania – Battle of river Cricov (until December 12) as Rumanians retreat northeast on Rimnicu Sarat. Germans claim 70,000
Diary December 7, 1941
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, December 7, 1941: Sea War Pacific: JAPAN ATTACKS PEARL HARBOR. 350 dive bombers, torpedo planes and Zero fighters in 2 waves from 6 carriers attack
Diary December 7, 1916
World War One Diary for Thursday, December 7, 1916: Home Fronts Britain: LLOYD GEORGE BECOMES PRIME MINISTER. Call up of non-skilled munition workers agreed. Turkey: Interior Ministry reports to Grand
Diary December 6, 1941
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, December 6, 1941: Eastern Front Russian counter-offensive in Moscow sector gathers momentum: 10 armies now engaged on 322-km front, including many Siberian units and 1,000
Diary December 6, 1916
World War One Diary for Wednesday, December 6, 1916: Eastern Front Rumania – FALL OF BUCHAREST: Mackensen rides in on a white charger, on his 67th birthday. Kaiser celebrates with
Diary December 5, 1941
WW2 War Diary for Friday, December 5, 1941: Eastern Front Operation Barbarossa: SURPRISE RUSSIAN COUNTER-OFFENSIVE IN MOSCOW SECTOR. 4 armies attack north of city. Coincidentally, Guderian has already decided to
Diary December 5, 1916
World War One Diary for Tuesday, December 5, 1916: African Fronts East Africa: Portugese invested at Newala, Marumba and Majembi but escape over river Rovuma to Nangedi which Germans occupy
Diary December 4, 1941
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, December 4, 1941: Occupied Territories Poland: General Sikorski, Prime Minister of Polish Government-in-Exile, broadcasts to Russian people from Moscow.
Diary December 4, 1916
World War One Diary for (day), (Datum): Southern Fronts Salonika: Turk XX Corps HQ arrives east of Struma, rest of formation by January 11, 1917. Sea War Britain: Jellicoe succeeds
Diary December 3, 1941
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, December 3, 1941: Sea War Baltic: Transport J Stalin (7,500t), evacuating Russian troops besieged at Hango since June, wrecked by 4 mines, approx. 2,000 killed;
Diary December 3, 1916
World War One Diary for (day), (Datum): Eastern Front Rumania: Falkenhayn signs 3-day armistice allowing Bucharest‘s evacuation (arsenal and forts blown up on December 4). Southern Front Serbia: Serb Drina
Diary December 2, 1941
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, December 2, 1941: Eastern Front Operation Barbarossa: German infantry detachment reaches Khimki tram station, 19 km from centre of Moscow, but is repulsed by Russian
Diary December 2, 1916
World War One Diary for Saturday, December 2, 1916: African Fronts East Africa: British Kilwa Force occupies Ngarambi, 30 miles northwest of Fort Kibata. Neutrals Greece: Allies declare blockade and
