World War One Diary for Friday, May 2, 1919: Germany: ÂHindenburg announces his resignation as Army C-in-C as from peace. Hungary: Allies agree to occupy Budapest. Britain: Admiralty publishes March […]
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WW2 War Diary for Monday, May 1, 1944: Eastern Front Central Sector: Zhukov and Vasilevsky begin detailed planning for decisive summer offensive against the ‘Byelorussian Salient’, lying between Smolensk and
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World War One Diary for Thursday, May 1, 1919: Germany: Government troops retake Munich from Spartacists after they murder 10 hostages. Reprisals and death sentences (until June 14) raise deaths
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WW2 War Diary for Sunday, April 30, 1944: Secret War Greece: General Kreipe (commander of ‘Fortress Crete’) kidnapped by Partisans (leaded by British Commandos) in Crete and taken by British
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World War One Diary for Wednesday, April 30, 1919: Turkey: Kemal Pasha appointed Inspector-General Ninth Army, Anatolia. France – Peace Process: Japan granted Shantung subject to verbal promise of eventual
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WW2 War Diary for Saturday, April 29, 1944: Sea War Pacific: TF 58 attacks Truk: 93 Japanese planes destroyed (26 US planes shot down). Occupied Territories France: Resistance cripples newly
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World War One Diary for Tuesday, April 29, 1919: France – Peace Process: German Foreign Minister Count Graf Brockdorff-Rantzau arrives. Italy: Chamber vindicates Government 382-40. Britain: Labour Minister says 3
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WW2 War Diary for Friday, April 28, 1944: Air War Germany: RAF bombs Friedrichshafen. Northern Europe: Avro Lancaster bombers raid Kjeller aircraft factory, Oslo (night April 28-29). Occupied Territories France:
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World War One Diary for Monday, April 28, 1919: South Russia: Lieutenant-General C J Briggs Liaison Officer and Head of British Military Mission ‘Denmiss’ to Denikin (until June, Holman succeeds).
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WW2 War Diary for Thursday, April 27, 1944: Sea War Channel: 3 American LSTs, carrying out invasion exercise, are torpedoed by E-boats in Lyme Bay; 638 killed (night April 27-28).
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World War One Diary for Sunday, April 27, 1919: Germany – Bavaria: Weimar’ Government troops surround Munich, reach outskirts (April 30) after Lenin telegram hails doomed Red republic (April 28).
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WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, April 26, 1944: Air War Germany: RAF night raid on Schweinfurt. Pacific New Guinea: Australians capture Alexishafen, west of Madang.
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World War One Diary for Saturday, April 26, 1919: HungaryÂ: Yugoslav Sava Division and 2 French divisions invade from south, latter install anti-Soviet government at Arad. Czech 6th Div invades
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WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, April 25, 1944: Sea War Atlantic: Cruiser Black Prince and 3 Canadian destroyers engage torpedo boats; T-29 sunk (136 killed), T-24 and T-27 damaged (night
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World War One Diary for Friday, April 25, 1919: France – Peace Process: First German delegates arrive at Versailles (80 by April 28). Foch addresses Clemenceau and Cabinet on Rhine
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