Diary for Saturday, June 19, 1915: Eastern Front Galicia: Mackensen attacks Brusilov’s Grodek line along 40 miles (ca. 64 km) and forces retreat. Mackensen takes Zolkiew and Rawaruska (June 20). […]
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Diary for Wednesday, June 19, 1940: Western Front Germans capture Brest naval base, and begin crossing river Loire on broad front. Cadets of Saumur Cavalry School under Colonel Michon prevent
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Diary for Tuesday, June 19, 1945: Home Fronts USA: 4 million people give Eisenhower ‘ticker-tape’ welcome in New York City.
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Diary for Friday, June 18, 1915: Western Front Artois: Second Battle of Artois ends at Foch‘s bidding, 25 square miles ‘liberated’ (official date but heavy clashes continue, French XXI Corps
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Diary for Tuesday, June 18, 1940: France Rommel captures Cherbourg; 5th Panzer Division captures Brest. All large French towns to be surrendered without resistance. Civil administrators and military forces to
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Diary for Monday, June 18, 1945: Okinawa Lieutenant-General Buckner fatally wounded by artillery shell at forward observation post; aged 58. Occupied countries Germany: Colonel-General Berzarin, outspoken Soviet military commander in
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Diary for Monday, June 17, 1940: Politics Petain requests Germany’s and Italy’s armistice terms via Spanish Ambassador and the Vatican; he broadcasts to French Army and people: ‘… it is
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Diary for Thursday, June 17, 1915: Eastern Front Russia: STAVKA Conference at Kholm, armies 500,000 under strength, sanctions fighting retreat. Russians announce 120,000 enemy losses on Dniester in last month,
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Diary for Sunday, June 17, 1945: Air War Pacific: B-29 Superfortress of 21st BC, 20th Air Force, carry out first of series of complex night incendiary raids on 58 of
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Diary for Sunday, June 16, 1940: France Guderian captures Besancon. Home Fronts France: Reynaud Cabinet resigns; PETAIN FORMS NEW GOVERNMENT. General Weygand, Minister of Defense. British Ambassador presents Draft Declaration
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Diary for Wednesday, June 16, 1915: Western Front Artois: Major French 20-division attack against reinforced defenders (307 heavy guns); only Moroccan Division reaches Vimy Ridge crest for second time (2nd
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Diary for Saturday, June 16, 1945: Okinawa Yuza-Dake peak captured by US infantry.
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Diary for Tuesday, June 15, 1915: Western Front Flanders – Second Action of Givenchy until next day: British 7th new arrived 51st Highland Division attack at 0558 hours northeast of
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Diary for Friday, June 15, 1945: Burma Mountbatten addresses Victory Parade in Rangoon. Home Fronts Britain: Parliament dissolved in anticipation of first General Election since 1935.
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Diary for Saturday, June 15, 1940: France Germans capture Verdun. German 7th Army (Army Group C) crosses Rhine opposite Colmar. French Army GHQ moves south from Briare, on the Loire,
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