Diary April 28, 1941
Diary for Monday, April 28, 1941: Air War Malta bombed. Neutrals USA: Lindbergh resigns his commission as Colonel in USAAC Reserve, following severe condemnation of his April 23 speech by …
Diary for Monday, April 28, 1941: Air War Malta bombed. Neutrals USA: Lindbergh resigns his commission as Colonel in USAAC Reserve, following severe condemnation of his April 23 speech by …
Diary for Thursday, April 27, 1916: Sea War North Sea: UC5 (Mohrbutter) captured by destroyer Firedrake while stranded on Shipwash Shoal, towed into Harwich. Mediterranean: British battleship Russell (124 crew …
Diary for Wednesday, April 26, 1916: Sea War Irish Sea: British gunboat Helga destroys Liberty Hall, Dublin during Easter Rising. Middle East Mesopotamia, Kut: After Kitchener cable authorizes talks, Townshend …
Diary for Tuesday, April 25, 1916: Home Fronts Ireland, Easter Rising: Martial law in Dublin. Britain: Parliament secret session postpones call up of married men 27-35. Western Front Aisne: After …
Diary for Friday, April 25, 1941: North Africa Rommel captures vital Halfaya Pass, on Egypt-Libya border. Sea War Atlantic: Roosevelt announces that ‘neutrality patrols‘ by US Navy are to be …
Diary for Monday, April 24, 1916: Home Fronts Ireland: EASTER RISING (until April 30). Russia: Tsar approves tax on incomes over 850 roubles per year (from January 1, 1917). Southern …
Diary for Thursday, April 24, 1941: Sea War Mediterranean – Evacuation of British and Commonwealth troops from Greece (Operation Demon): 51,000 troops transported to Crete and Egypt (April 24-29). German …
Diary for Sunday, April 23, 1916: Western Front Verdun: German gains at Caurettes Wood. Middle East Sinai: 3,655 Turks (Kress) destroy Yeomanry posts at Oghralina and Katia, take 280 PoWs, …
Diary for Wednesday, April 23, 1941: Neutrals USA: Charles Lindbergh addresses 30,000 people attending ‘America First’ rally in New York: he condemns Britain for having ‘encouraged the smaller nations of …