War Diary for Thursday, November 16, 1944: Air War Germany: 10,000 t. bombs dropped from 1,200 8th USAAF planes and 1,100 Lancaster and Halifax bombers obliterate fortified towns of Düren, […]
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War Diary for Wednesday, November 15, 1944: Air War Germany: 177 RAF bombers attacking Dortmund and dropping 904 t of bombs. Western Front French 1st Army attacks in Jura Mountains.
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War Diary for Tuesday, November 14, 1944: Western Front British 2nd Army attacks German pocket west of river Maas. Home Fronts Britain: ACM Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory, designated Allied Air C-in-C
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War Diary for Monday, November 13, 1944: Western Front Churchill visits French troops in the Vosges. Sea War 3 Liberty ships torpedoed by U-boat U-978 in English Channel.
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War Diary for Sunday, November 12, 1944: Air War GERMAN BATTLESHIP TIRPITZ SUNK at Tromsö (902 killed) by 21 Lancaster bombers of Nos. 9 and 617 Sqns., RAF, carrying 12,000-lb.
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War Diary for Saturday, November 11, 1944: China Japanese capture Kweilin and Liuchow air bases; Americans have previously rendered Liuchow unusable. Home Fronts France: Churchill and Eden attend Armistice Day
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War Diary for Friday, November 10, 1944: Western Front 3rd US Army captures Chateau-Salins, northeast of Nancy. Home Fronts Japan: Death of Wang Ching-wei, President of ‘Central Government of China’;
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War Diary for Thursday, November 9, 1944: Western Front Polish Division defeats German rearguard at Moerdijk (Holland); booty including ex-BEF Bofors anti-aircraft guns, vintage 1940. US 3rd Army tanks plow
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War Diary for Wednesday, November 8, 1944: Western Front US 3rd Army drives east in Metz-Nancy sector. Air War Germany: Major Walter Nowotny, Austrian fighter ace (258 victories), dies in
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War Diary for Tuesday, November 7, 1944: Home Fronts USA: ROOSEVELT RE-ELECTED. Presidential Elections: Roosevelt (Democratic), 25,610,946; Dewey (Republican), 22,018,177; Roosevelt wins in 36 States and is re-elected for unprecedented
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War Diary for Monday, November 6, 1944: Neutrals Egypt: Lord Moyne, British Resident Minister in the Middle East, dies – shot by ‘Stern Gang‘ (Zionist) terrorists, in Cairo.
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War Diary for Sunday, November 5, 1944: Air War Boeing B-29 Superfortress bombers attack Singapore.
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War Diary for Saturday, November 4, 1944: Russian Front Russian long-range guns bombard Budapest. Western Front Allies capture Flushing. Balkans LIBERATION OF GREECE completed. Air War Germany: 8th USAAF raids
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War Diary for Friday, November 3, 1944: Western Front Canadians cross from Beveland to join British on Walcheren. US 1st Army captures Schmidt, near Aachen (Germans recapture it next day).
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War Diary for Thursday, November 2, 1944: Air War Germany: Great air battle over Leuna synthetic oil plant at Merseburg: 8th AF claims 183 fighters (including 4 jets) for loss
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