Diary July 3, 1916
Diary for Monday, July 3, 1916: Western Front Battle of the Somme: British capture Ovillers-La Boisselle, 9th Scottish Division captures Bernafay Wood (east of Montauban). Falkenhayn visits F Below at […]
Diary July 3, 1941
Diary for Thursday, July 3, 1941: Home Fronts Russia – STALIN BROADCASTS ‘SCORCHED EARTH’ POLICY: ‘We must not leave … a single kilogram of grain or a single litre of
Diary July 2, 1916
Diary for Sunday, July 2, 1916: Western Front Verdun: Falkenhayn issues ‘The unequivocal order for the complete cessation of the attack’, begins to transfer 60 heavy guns to the Somme,
Diary July 2, 1941
Diary for Wednesday, July 2, 1941: Air War Western Europe: Bristol Blenheim bombers, with strong escort (includng American-volunteer ‘Eagle Squadron’), bomb airfield and rail junction near Lille.
Diary July 1, 1916
Diary for Saturday, July 1, 1916: Western Front Somme: ANGLO-FRENCH OFFENSIVE, BATTLES OF THE SOMME BEGIN (until November 18). First phase: Battle of Albert (until July 13). After 224,221 shells
Diary July 1, 1941
Diary for Tuesday, July 1, 1941: Eastern Front Operation Barbarossa: Guderian’s Panzers cross river Berezina. Panzers of Army Group North cross the Dvina and advance towards Pskov; Riga occupied.
Diary June 30, 1916
Diary for Friday, June 30, 1916: Sea War North Sea: First German 15 inch-gun battleship Bayern joins Fleet (sister Baden likewise February 1917). Germany: Chancellor Bethmann again informs Admiral Scheer
Diary June 30, 1941
Diary for Monday, June 30, 1941: Air War Eastern Front: Elite German fighter wing JG 51 shoots down 100 Russian bombers attacking Guderian’s Panzers east of Minsk. The commander, Moelders,
Diary June 29, 1916
Diary for Thursday, June 29, 1916: Eastern Front Austria: Vienna Crown Council attacks CoS Conrad for first time, Emperor orders him to give more info. Air War Mesopotamia: Royal Navy
Diary June 29, 1941
Diary for Sunday, June 29, 1941: Eastern Front Operation Silberfuchs (‘Silver Fox): German ski troops (Gebirgskorps) led by ‘Dietl of Narvik’, begin advance from north Finland towards Murmansk. Three successive
Diary June 28, 1916
Diary for Wednesday, June 28, 1916: Southern Fronts Trentino: Italian cavalry reach Pedescala northeast of Arsiero. Isonzo – First major gas attack on Italian Front (until June 29): with help
Diary June 28, 1941
Diary for Saturday, June 28, 1941: Eastern Front Operation Barbarossa: German troops capture Minsk. Air War Mediterranean: Junkers Ju 88 bombers drop 3,970 lb (1,800 kg) ‘block-buster’ bombs on besieged
Diary June 27, 1916
Diary for Tuesday, June 27, 1916: African Fronts East Africa: British Lake Force (2,000 soldiers, Crewe GOC since June 17) advances south from river Kagera and via Lake Victoria. Major-General
Diary June 27, 1941
Diary for Friday, June 27, 1941: Politics Hungary: Government declares war on Russia. Russia: British military mission arrives in Moscow. Sea War Atlantic: German blockade runner Regensburg reaches Bordeaux after
Diary June 26, 1916
Diary for Monday, June 26, 1916: Air War Western Front: Royal Flying Corps observers engage 161 targets. 5 FE2bs (1 lost) of No 25 Squadron including Capt A W Tedder
Diary June 26, 1941
Diary for Thursday, June 26, 1941: Eastern Front Operation Barbarossa: German Panzers reach river Dvina and Daugavpils. Siege of Hango: Russian garrison holds out in naval base, west of Helsinki,
Diary June 25, 1916
Diary for Sunday, June 25, 1916: Southern Fronts Trentino: Italians retake Asiago, Posina and Arslero regained (June 27), as Austrians begin silent and orderly general retreat from salient (night June
Diary June 25, 1941
Diary for Wednesday, June 25, 1941: Air War Eastern Front: Russians bomb Helsinki and five other Finnish towns. Western Europe: Blenheim bombers, under heavy fighter escort, bomb Hazebrouck marshalling yards,
Diary June 24, 1916
Diary for Saturday, June 24, 1916: Western Front Somme – British barrage opens: 2,029 guns fire 1,732,873 shells, but c 1/3 dud, although 109 German guns destroyed or damaged. BEF
Diary June 24, 1941
Diary for Tuesday, June 24, 1941: Eastern Front Operation Barbarossa: German troops take Kaunas and Vilna in Lithuania. Politics Hungary: Government breaks off diplomatic relations with Russia.
