WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, October 4, 1939: Sea War Atlantic: U-boat U-35 lands 28-man crew of torpedoed Greek SS Diamantis on Kerry coast, Southwest Ireland. Occupied countries Poland: Nikita […]
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WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, October 3, 1944: Western Front Truce at Dunkirk; civilians evacuated. Americans attack Fort Driant near Metz. Air War Europe: Me 262 jet fighter becomes operational.
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WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, October 3, 1939: Western Front French withdrawal from advanced positions in German territory (Warndt Forest and Saarbrücken Salient) completed.
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War Diary of World War One for Saturday, October 3, 1914: Western Front Flanders: Germans briefly occupy Ypres. Landwehr enters Tournai. Belgium: Antwerp outer defenses now in German hands. Foreign
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War Diary of World War One for Friday, October 2, 1914: Western Front Near Arras Maud’huy is under heavy pressure from 3 German corps until October 6. Sir J French
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WW2 War Diary for Monday, October 2, 1939: Politics Pan-American Security Zone established. USA and Latin American States forbid naval and air operations in sea areas up to 600 miles
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WW2 War Diary for Monday, October 2, 1944: Occupied countries Poland: END OF WARSAW RISING. Decimated Polish Home Army of General Bor forced to surrender to Germans. 200,000 Poles killed.
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WW2 War Diary for October 1, 1939: Poland German troops enter Warsaw and begin disarming the Garrison (120,000 officers and men). Surrender of Hela, last Polish stronghold.
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WW2 War Diary for Sunday, October 1, 1944: Western Front Unsuccessful German counter-attack south of Arnhem. Canadians secure Calais. Russian Front Finns begin operations against German forces in North Finland.
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War Diary of World War One for Thursday, October 1, 1914: Western Front TRANSFER OF BEF FROM THE AISNE TO FLANDERS BEGINS (until October 20) with the cavalry. BEF will
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WW2 War Diary for Saturday, September 30, 1939: Politics Polish Government-in-Exile and ‘Cabinet of National Unity’ formed in Paris under Raczkiewicz (President) and General Sikorski (Prime Minister and Minister of
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WW2 War Diary for Saturday, September 30, 1944: Air War Europe: Renewed RAF onslaught on Rhineland marshaling yards. Home Fronts Britain: Great celebraÂtions in Dover, following news that all German
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War Diary of World War One for Wednesday, September 30, 1914: Western Front Belgium: Belgians appeal to Allies for help at Antwerp. Artois: ÂFrench troops re-enter Arras. General Maud’huy given
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WW2 War Diary for Friday, September 29, 1939: Politics Russo-German ‘Treaty of Frontier Regulation and Friendship’ signed, partitioning Poland and defining spheres of influence. Joint Declaration issued calling for a
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WW2 War Diary for Friday, September 29, 1944: Russian Front Russian campaign by Leningrad Front and Baltic Fleet to recapture Moonsund Archipelago off Estonia (September 29-November 24): Russians land on
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