Diary June 11, 1941
Diary for Wednesday, June 11, 1941: Air War Germany: RAF begins series of 20 consecutive night raids on the Ruhr, the Rhineland, Hamburg and Bremen. Britain: Widespread German night raids […]
Diary June 10, 1916
Diary for Saturday, June 10, 1916: Southern Fronts Trentino: Eritrea veteran and volunteer General Prestinari killed in command of a militia brigade. Greece: French occupy Thasos island, northern Aegean, as
Diary June 10, 1941
Diary for Tuesday, June 10, 1941: Home Fronts Britain: House of Commons debate the debacle at the German airborne invasion of Crete. Hore-Belisha declares: ‘For the first time in history
Diary June 9, 1916
Diary for Friday, June 9, 1916: Eastern Front Brusilov offensive – Bukovina: Lechitski transfers 2 divisions to south bank of Dniester, fierce struggle for Hill 458 (until June 10) before
Diary June 9, 1941
Diary for Monday, June 9, 1941: Middle East Allied forces occupy Tyre and cross river Litani (Lebanon). Sea War Mediterranean: Vichy destroyers Guepard and Valmy bombard Australian troops advancing along
Diary June 8, 1916
Diary for Thursday, June 8, 1916: Southern Fronts Italian Front: Austrian Intelligence find Italian First Army cipher key changed, correctly predict attack on river Isonzo. Trentino: 2 Austrian divisions withdraw
Diary June 8, 1941
Diary for Sunday, June 8, 1941: Middle East INVASION OF SYRIA AND LEBANON by British Commonwealth and Free French forces at three points. Politics Free French promise full independence to
Diary June 7, 1916
Diary for Wednesday, June 7, 1916: Western Front Verdun – FALL OF FORT VAUX for 2,678 German casualties to 50th Division after heroic 5-day defence by Major Raynal’s 600 men.
Diary June 7, 1941
Diary for Saturday, June 7, 1941: Air War Egypt: 230 killed in night raid on Alexandria (evacuation of 40,000 people commences, June 8).
Diary June 6, 1916
Diary for Tuesday, June 6, 1916: Eastern Front Brusilov offensive – Galicia: Shcherbachev’s Seventh Army attacks, widens frontage and taking Buczacz on June 8; by June 10 has made 30-mile
Diary June 6, 1941
Diary for Friday, June 6, 1941: East Africa Commonwealth forces cross river Omo, capturing 2,000 Italians and 14 guns.
Diary June 5, 1916
Diary for Monday, June 5, 1916: Sea War Atlantic: Russia-bound cruiser HMS Hampshire sunk by mine from U75 (Beitzen) northwest of Scapa Flow. Careless minesweeping, stormy seas and inexplicable failure
Diary June 5, 1941
Diary for Thursday, June 5, 1941: Air War China: Air raid on Chungking; 700 Chinese entombed and suffocated in tunnel shelter. Sea War Mediterranean: British sub Taku sinks 3 Italian
