Diary for Friday, June 4, 1915: Southern Fronts Italian front: Falling river Isonzo (after sudden floods) finally lets Italian Third Army (Duke of Aosta) cross in strength. Eastern Front Galicia: […]
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Diary for Monday, June 4, 1945: Okinawa US Marines land behind Japanese lines in Oroku Peninsular. Occupied countries Germany: Paul Ferdonnet Â- the ‘Radio Traitor’ of Stuttgart – arrested by
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Diary for Monday, June 3, 1940: Sea War Last evacuation ships leave Dunkirk (night June 3-4). Dunkirk Evacuation: Total evacuated: 338,226 men inc. about 120,000 French and Belgians; 861 ships
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Diary for Thursday, June 3, 1915: Eastern Front Galicia: Austro-Germans retake Przemysl. High Commands including Kaiser meet at Pless; Mackensen to get 4 1/2 more divisions and to control two
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Diary for Sunday, June 3, 1945: Okinawa Japanese forces trapped in Oroku and Chinen Peninsulars. Occupied countries Europe: Captured maps of German minefields distributed by SHAEF to all Allied governments
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Diary for Wednesday, June 2, 1915: Southern Fronts Isonzo: Italians fail to break through at Krn until June 4. Austrian XV Corps counter-attack between Tolmin and Karfreit until June 4,
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Diary for Sunday, June 2, 1940: Sea War 26,200 troops evacuated from Dunkirk; destroyers Malcolm and Sabre damaged (night June 2-3). Air War Further German raids on Lyons and Rhone
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Diary for Saturday, June 2, 1945: Air War Pacific: TF 38 raids Kamikaze bases in South Japan: this, and other raids, compel Japanese to continue operations from bases farther north.
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Diary for Saturday, June 1, 1940: Sea War 64,400 troops evacuated from Dunkirk. Destroyers Keith (flagship), Basilisk and Havant, French destroyer Foudroyant and large transport Scotia bombed and sunk. Fife
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Diary for Tuesday, June 1, 1915: Middle East Gallipoli: Kemal promoted Colonel, also given Iron Cross and St Alexander (Bulgar) decoration. Mesopotamia: 3 Royal Navy sloops lead Tigris pursuit, capture
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Diary for Friday, June 1, 1945: Burma British 12th Army joins 14th Army. Okinawa Americans pursue retreating Japanese towards south Coast. Air War Pacific: 27 P-51 Mustang fighters collide during
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Diary for Friday, May 31, 1940: Western Front French 1st Army surrenders in Lille sector after 4-day siege. BEF withdraws from Belgian sector of Dunkirk pocket (night May 31-June 1).
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Diary for Thursday, May 31, 1945: Okinawa 6th Marine Division runs into strong Japanese rearguard near Hill 46. Sea War Merchant shipping losses in May 1945: 3 Allied ships with
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Diary for Monday, May 31, 1915: Politics USA: Government dissatisfied with German Lusitania reply. British Ambassador says Lusitania never carried guns (untrue). Germany: Baron Wangenheim cables Berlin on need to
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Diary for Sunday, May 30, 1915: Eastern Front Galicia: Austro-Germans shell Przemysl forts; American cameraman John A Everets films it. Western Front Flanders: German attack at Hooge. Artois: French gains
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Diary for Thursday, May 30, 1940: Sea War 53,800 troops evacuated from Dunkirk. French destroyer Bourrasque sunk by artillery fire and mine damage; three British destroyers damaged by bombing. Three
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Diary for Wednesday, May 30, 1945: Occupied countries Germany: Zhukov appointed Russian representative on Allied Control Commission. Iran: Foreign Minister demands withdrawal of all British, US and Russian forces. Home
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Diary for Saturday, May 29, 1915: Sea War Channel: First UC-type minelaying boat patrol from Zeebrugge UC11 (Schmidt) lays 12 mines off South Foreland, Downs, first of 420 mines in
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Diary for Tuesday, May 29, 1945: Okinawa Marines capture Shuri Castle, former Japanese HQ, and Shuri town (both are in total ruins). Syria Fighting between French forces and Syrian Nationalists
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Diary for Wednesday, May 29, 1940: Air War Two elite units of Junkers Ju 88 bombers join assault on Dunkirk. Squadron of RAF Defiant two-seat fighters claim 37 ‘kills’ over
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