Diary May 9, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, May 9, 1944: Eastern Front Southern Sector: SEBASTOPOL CAPTURED BY RUSSIANS after 3 days’ heavy fighting. Air War Western Europe: Allied Air Forces begin large […]
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Diary May 9, 1919
World War One Diary for Friday, May 9, 1919: Britain: 408,491 exÂ-servicemen on out-of-work donations.
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Diary May 8, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Monday, May 8, 1944: Western Front Britain: Eisenhower selects June 5 as ‘D-Day’ for Normandy invasion. Sea War Black Sea: Second phase evacuation of Axis forces
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Diary May 8, 1919
World War One Diary for Thursday, May 8, 1919: France – Peace Process: German delegation protests vs specific peace terms (also on May 10, 11, 13, about Saar on 16,
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Diary May 7, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, May 7, 1944: Air War Europe: US 8th Air Force despatches 1,500 planes to Berlin. US 9th Air Force B-26 Marauders and P-38 Lightnings attack
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Diary May 7, 1919
World War One Diary for Wednesday, May 7, 1919: France – Peace Process – 7th Plenary Session: draft treaty read by Clemenceau to German delegation at Trianon Palace (Versailles) with
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Diary May 6, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, May 6, 1944: Home Front Japan: First flight of Mitsubishi A7M Reppu (designed to replace the Mitsubishi A6M5 Reisen and Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero). Technical problems,
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Diary May 6, 1919
World War One Diary for Tuesday, May 6, 1919: France – Peace Process: 6th Plenary session approves draft peace treaty; Foch, unhappy with French security guarantees, speaks against. Council of
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Diary May 5, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Friday, May 5, 1944: Southeast Asia Burma: Slim’s 14th Army counter-attacks near Imphal. Air War Mediterranean: Torre Dam in Italy dive-bombed and smashed by RAF P-51
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Diary May 5, 1919
World War One Diary for Monday, May 5, 1919: RussiaÂ: C-in-C Red Army Vatsetis sacks Colonel Kamenev for insubordination on Eastern Front but Lenin reinstate him in command of Eastern
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Diary May 4, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, May 4, 1944: Air War Eastern Europe: RAF night raid on Budapest rail installations.
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Diary May 4, 1919
World War One Diary for Sunday, May 4, 1919: France – Peace Process: Supreme Allied Council invites Italians’ return, they do on May 5. Senior US official, probably E House,
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Diary May 3, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, May 3, 1944: Air War Western Europe: 49 RAF bombers lost during night raids on tank-truck park at Mailly, near Rheims; Montdidier aircraft stores; ammunition
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Diary May 3, 1919
World War One Diary for Saturday, May 3, 1919: Ireland: 3 IrishÂ-American ‘Friends of Irish Freedom’, having lobbied Wilson in Paris, arrive to report (June 3). Britain: Ration book issue
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Diary May 2, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, May 2, 1944: Occupied Territories France: Management of Aubert and Duval steel works at Ancizes co-operates with Resistance in complete shut-down. Politics Spain: Anglo-US-Spanish agreement
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