Diary July 13, 1916
Diary for Thursday, July 13, 1916: Eastern Front Brusilov offensive, Galicia: Heavy fighting in Suedarmee centre northwest of Buczacz on river Styrpa; Russian Seventh Army takes 12,000 PoWs. Neutrals Western […]
Diary July 13, 1941
Diary for Sunday, July 13, 1941: Air War Eastern Front: German Luftwaffe bombs Kiev; Russians attack Ploesti (Rumania). Sea War Baltic: Russian destroyers, MTBs and bombers make determined efforts to
Diary July 12, 1916
Diary for Wednesday, July 12, 1916: Western Front Battle of the Somme: British repulse further counter-attacks at Contalmaison. Air War Western Front: French ace-to-be Xavier de Sevin scores his first
Diary July 12, 1941
Diary for Saturday, July 12, 1941: Politics ANGLO-RUSSIAN MUTUAL ASSISTANCE PACT: including declaration that neither Britain nor Russia will make a separate peace agreement with the Axis powers.
Diary July 11, 1916
Diary for Tuesday, July 11, 1916: Western Front Verdun: 5 German divisions attack, 30 German soldiers reach outskirts of Fort Souville (all killed), but overall gains 436 yds deep by
Diary July 11, 1941
Diary for Friday, July 11, 1941: Eastern Front Operation Barbarossa: Panzers cross river Dnieper. Army Group South beats off major Russian counter-attack and threatens city of Kiev. Three new Russian
Diary July 10, 1916
Diary for Monday, July 10, 1916: Western Front Battle of the Somme: Very hot weather, no wind. British 38th Division attacks Mametz Wood; most of wood secured until July 11
Diary July 10, 1941
Diary for Thursday, July 10, 1941: Neutrals USA: Roosevelt asks Congress for additional defence expenditure of $4,770 millions. US Navy warns that entrance to San Francisco harbour has been mined.
Diary July 9, 1916
Diary for Sunday, July 9, 1916: Western Front Battle of the Somme: Trones Wood fighting continues until July 14. French advance along Bray-Peronne road, taking Biaches and Hill 97 with
Diary July 9, 1941
Diary for Wednesday, July 9, 1941: Eastern Front Operation Barbarossa: German troops capture Vitebsk. Air War Western Europe: RAF night raids on railways at Aachen (Western Germany) and Naples (Italy).
Diary July 8, 1916
Diary for Saturday, July 8, 1916: Western Front Battle of the Somme: First British 30th Division attacks secure most of Trones Wood; German shelling and counter-attack compels withdrawal. French Foreign
Diary July 8, 1941
Diary for Tuesday, July 8, 1941: Air War Germany: First daylight operation by RAF four-engined Fortress I bombers (B-17C Flying Fortress) against Wilhelmshaven. Politics Britain: Russian Military Mission arrives in
Diary July 7, 1916
Diary for Friday, July 7, 1916: Home Fronts Britain: Lloyd George succeeds Kitchener as War Minister. Lord Derby Under-Secretary for War. Southampton receives record of 6,174 wounded from France. Western
Diary July 7, 1941
Diary for Monday, July 7, 1941: Sea War Atlantic: US Marines land in Iceland, from powerful naval task force, to relieve British garrison.
Diary July 6, 1916
Diary for Thurday, July 6, 1916: Eastern Front Brusilov offensive, Pripet: Disorderly German retreat in Chartorysk salient between river Styr and river Stokhod; 30,000 PoWs and 30 guns lost since
Diary July 6, 1941
Diary for Sunday, July 6, 1941: Neutrals Ecuador and Peru: Border War. Peru ousts Ecuadorian forces from two disputed areas and recaptures Matapalo Island (occupied by Ecuador in 1938); Peruvian
Diary July 5, 1916
Diary for July 5, 1916: Occupied countries Serbia and Montenegro: Guerrilla risings begin against weakened Austrian garrisons, continue for duration of war. Western Front Battle of the Somme: British storm
Diary July 5, 1941
Diary for Saturday, July 5, 1941: Air War Germany: RAF night raids on Munster (railway targets) and Bielefeld (power station); heavy civilian casualties.
Diary July 4, 1916
Diary for Tuesday, July 4, 1916: Western Front Battle of the Somme: British attack La Boisselle until July 6. Gough’s Reserve Army in command of 8 divisions on British left
Diary July 4, 1941
Diary for Friday, July 4, 1941: Eastern Front Operation Barbarossa: German troops capture Ostrov, south of Pskov. Air War Germany: 11 Blenheim bombers carry out daylight raid on Bremen factory
