Diary August 6, 1940
Diary for Tuesday, August 6, 1940: Sea War Mediterranean: Italians lay extensive minefields in Sicilian Channel in which two British destroyers are sunk: Hostile (August 23, 1940) and Gallant (January […]
Diary August 6, 1945
Diary for Monday, August 6, 1945: Air War Pacific – DESTRUCTION OF HIROSHIMA: B-29 Superfortress ‘Enola Gay‘ of 393rd Bomber Squadron, 509th Composite Group, 20th Air Force, commanded by Colonel
Armoured Cruiser Blücher
German Armored Cruiser Blücher from World War One, which sunk in the battle of the Dogger Bank 1915. History, development, service, specifications and pictures German Armoured Cruiser Blücher from World
Diary August 5, 1915
Diary for Thursday, August 5, 1915: Eastern Front GERMANS ENTER WARSAW. German Tenth Army attacks Kovno (until August 17), but repulsed on August 8 and 9. Austrian Fourth Army wins
Diary August 5, 1940
Diary for Monday, August 5, 1940: Neutrals USA: Roosevelt proposes legislation to combat ‘fifth column’ activities, following exhaustive inquiries by J. Edgar Hoover and FBI.
Diary August 5, 1945
Diary for Sunday, August 5, 1945: Air War Pacific: 325 planes of US 5th and 7th AFs, based on Okinawa, raid Tarumizu, South Japan. Occupied countries Austria: Death of Emil
Italian forces after September 1943
The Italian armed forces after September 1943 until 1945: Mussolini’s ‘Italian Socialist Republic’ in the north and the ‘Co-Belligerent’ troops of the Kingdom of Italy fighting on the Allied side
Diary August 4, 1915
Diary for Wednesday, August 4, 1915: Southern Fronts Trentino: Austrians destroy Lizzan fortress near Rovereto. Italians occupy Col di Lana (Cordevole, Venetian Alps). Greece: Joffre agrees to send French mission
Diary August 4, 1940
Diary for Sunday, August 4, 1940: Sea War Atlantic: Force H leaves Gibraltar for home waters to counter German invasion threat.
Diary August 4, 1945
Diary for Saturday, August 4, 1945: Home Fronts Britain – Government appointments: Minister of Health, Aneurin Bevan; Minister of Fuel and Power, Emmanuel Shinwell.
Red Air Force and Navy 1941-1942
Soviet Red Air Force and Red Navy in the first years of the war 1941 to 1942. Organization, aircraft and warships. Soviet Air Force 1942 The enforced lull in air
Diary August 3, 1915
Diary for Tuesday, August 3, 1915 Southern Front Second Battle of the Isonzo ends with Italian casualties of 41,866 soldiers. Western Front Argonne: French repulse German night attacks; German setback
Diary August 3, 1940
Diary for Saturday, August 3, 1940: East Africa Italians invade British Somaliland. Camel Corps fights delaying actions.
Diary August 3, 1945
Diary for Friday, August 3, 1945: Home Fronts France: Battlecruiser Strasbourg refloated at Toulon.
The atomic bomb and its dropping on Japan
The development of the atomic bomb, the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and Japan’s surrender in 1945: origins, effects, and legacy. World War II hit its breaking point in August
Diary August 2, 1915
Diary for Monday, August 2, 1915: Home Fronts France: Third French atrocities report. Canada: £200,000 subscribed for MG’s. Western Front Argonne: German advance at Hill 213. Berlin communiqué: ‘… by
Diary August 2, 1940
Diary for Friday, August 2, 1940: Sea War Mediterranean: Operation Hurry. Force H approaches Sardinia and Swordfish aircraft from Ark Royal attack Cagliari; 8 Italian submarines sent in vain pursuit.
Diary August 2, 1945
Diary for Thursday, August 2, 1945: Politics Attlee, Truman and Stalin agree at Potsdam to place sharp curbs on German industrial power; USSR to annex East Prussia and Poland to
Battle of Kursk
Battle of Kursk in July 1943, the greatest tank battle in military history. The strategic decisions, preparations, the German offensive on July 5 and Hitlers break-off on July 13. Battle
Diary August 1, 1915
Diary for Sunday, August 1, 1915: Air War Western Front – ‘FOKKER SCOURGE’ BEGINS: Immelmann scores first Fokker EI victory, over Douai, with his first MG burst in anger, wounds
