Diary January 23, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Friday, January 23, 1942: Far East Malaya: Japanese within 97 km of Singapore. Sea War Pacific: Japanese troops land at Rabaul on New Britain. The small […]
Diary January 23, 1917
World War One Diary for Tuesday, January 23, 1917: Sea War Britain: Allied London Naval Conference (until January 24) opened by Lloyd George who stresses its importance and appeals for
Diary January 22, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, January 22, 1942: Eastern Front Siege of Leningrad: Mass evacuation of civilians via the ‘ice road’ across Lake Ladoga; 440,000 taken out, January 22-April 15,
Diary January 22, 1917
World War One Diary for Monday, January 22, 1917: Western Front France: Foch assumes temporary command of Eastern Army Group (until March 26) for Castelnau, which is on Allied mission
Diary January 21, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, January 21, 1942: Air War Pacific: Hawker Hurricane fighters destroy 8 Japanese bombers over Singapore. Nakajima Ki-43 Oscar fighters shoot down 5 Hurricanes over Singapore.
Diary January 21, 1917
World War One Diary for Sunday, January 21, 1917: Western Front Verdun: French repulse attacks north of Bois de Caurieres. Middle East Persia: Ali Ihsan ordered to move troops to
Diary January 20, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, January 20, 1942: Southeast Asia Burma: JAPANESE INVADE BURMA. Sea War Pacific: 2 Japanese submarines shell Midway Island. Japanese carrier planes bomb Rabaul (New Britain).
Diary January 20, 1917
World War One Diary for (day), (Datum): African Fronts East Africa: Hoskins succeeds Smuts as British C-in-C. Main and Kilwa Forces only 40 miles apart, Hoskins flies from Kilwa to
Diary January 19, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Monday, January 19, 1942: Eastern Front Fall of Mozhaisk (night 19-20): Russian Guards and tank units capture town after house-to-house fighting. Germans retreating west towards Vyazma,
Diary January 19, 1917
World War One Diary for Friday, January 19, 1917: Home Fronts Britain: Silvertown (East London) munitions factory explosion (69 killed, 400 injured), heard in Salisbury, Wilts. Middle East Mesopotamia: 3rd
Diary January 18, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, January 18, 1942: Air War Eastern Front: Russian parachute brigade and airborne regiment land behind German lines south of Vyazma (January 18-24). Eastern Front On
Diary January 18, 1917
World War One Diary for Thursday, January 18, 1917: Sea War Channel: UC-18 torpedoes Royal Navy destroyer Ferret, but latter survives to be converted to a minelayer. South Atlantic: Raider
Diary January 17, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, January 17, 1942: Air War China: American Volunteer Group led by General Chennault claims to have destroyed 90 Japanese planes over southwest China and Burma
Diary January 17, 1917
World War One Diary for Wednesday, January 17, 1917: Western Front Somme: British troops capture German posts on 600-yard front north of Beaucourt-sur-Ancre and repulse four counter-attacks until February 4.
Diary January 16, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Friday, January 16, 1942: Home Fronts Russia: Russian High Command publishes contents of document found at Klin, northwest of Moscow and signed by F.M. von Reichenau,
Diary January 16, 1917
World War One Diary for Tuesday, January 16, 1917: Air War Western Front: Richthofen awarded Pour le Merite. African Fronts East Africa: NRFF takes Malawis bridge over river Ruhudje. Kilwa
Diary January 15, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, January 15, 1942: Eastern Front Central sector: Russians troops recapture Selijarovo, northwest of Rzhev. Politics Pan-American Conference (January 15-23): Argentina objects to American proposal that
Diary January 15, 1917
World War One Diary for Monday, January 15, 1917: Western Front Britain: New French Western Front commander Nivelle in London until January 16 expands his plan and wins British cabinet
Diary January 14, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, January 14, 1942: Eastern Front Southern sector: Russian armoured spearheads only 13 km from Kharkov. Central sector: Russian troops recapture Medya, west of Maloyaroslavets. Sea
Diary January 14, 1917
World War One Diary for Sunday, January 14, 1917: Sea War Channel: Q-ship Penshurst makes her second kill, coastal submarine UB-37. North Sea: Beatty concentrates Grand Fleet for wide sweep
