War Diary of World War One for Thursday, November 12, 1914: Western Front Flanders: German official communiqué for November 11 claims: ‘In the neighborhood east of Ypres our troops advanced […]
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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 Sunday, November 12, 1939: Politics King George VI and French President Lebrun issue cautious replies to Dutch-Belgian peace appeal. King Carol of Romania offers to mediate; rejected
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War Diary for Saturday, November 11, 1939: Western Front Slight activity by German patrols and artillery. BEF hold Armistice Day services amid the great battlefields of World War One.
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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 of World War One for Wednesday, November 11, 1914: Middle East SULTAN PROCLAIMS JIHAD (HOLY WAR) AGAINST ALLIES at Fatih Mosque, Constantinople. Armenia: 4 Turk divisions counter-attack Russian
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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 Tuesday, November 10, 1914: Western Front Flanders: Battle of the Yser ends. German 43rd Reserve Division storms Dixmude (but French demolish bridge) and St Eloi. Over 20
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War Diary for Friday, November 10, 1939: Neutrals Holland: Dutch reinforce border troops, cancel all Army leave and prepare to flood ‘inundation area’ by opening sluice gates.
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War Diary of World War One for Monday, November 9, 1914: Sea War Indian Ocean: German light cruiser Emden driven ashore and destroyed (206 dead, but 50 crew ashore escape)
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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 Thursday, November 9, 1939: Secret War Venlo Incident: two British Intelligence officers, Major Stevens and Captain Best, kidnapped by the Gestapo on Dutch-German border, while attempting to
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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 of World War One for Sunday, November 8, 1914: Southern Fronts Serbia: Austrian Fifth Army advances to within mile of Serb Second Army aided by heavy artillery and
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War Diary for Wednesday, November 8, 1939: Home Fronts Germany: BUERGER-BRAEUKELLER BOMB INCIDENT. Powerful bomb wrecks Munich beer hall (killing 8) minutes after vehement anti-British speech by Hitler, who predicts
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