Diary March 4, 1919

03-1919, Diary WWI, War Diary, Year 1919 / 1 minute of reading

Kolchak troops in British caps, coats and equipment, but with Russian boots and cockades in spring 1919.

World War One Diary for Tuesday, March 4, 1919:

Siberia: Kolchak’s White ‘Ufa’ Offensive begins on 700-mile front, advances up to 250 miles in 8 weeks taking 115,000 square miles and 5 million people.
USA: Wilson New York speech on League of Nations but 37 senators back Lodge’s Anti-League resolution. US Army CoS gives total loss estimate.
Austria: New Parliament assembles.
Britain: War Cabinet decide to evacuate North Russia as soon as possible, ie June. Prime Minister addresses National industrial Conference. Cloth commandeered for demobilization suits. Canadian riot (over demobilization) at Rhyl, North Wales.

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My name is Norman 'Kretaner' and since my childhood I am interested in history and strategy games. Later, I have learned programming and the development of computer games, and finally with the Internet, also web design. I'm in the fortunate position to combine all my interests with my work and to live on a place of my choice, on Crete. All information, figures, specifications and statistics used here had been compiled from a variety of sources and the large, over decades collected, library of the author about military history, WW2 and weapons.

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