Diary May 5, 1919

05-1919, Diary WWI, War Diary, Year 1919 / 1 minute of reading

Allied troops meet at Verst 555 on the Volga front in northern Russia on May 5, 1919. US Colonel Stewart (left) salutes US General Richardson (right). Stewart commands the 339th US Infantry Regiment nicknamed ‘The Polar Bears’. White Russian troops operate the railway gun in the middle, while British soldiers stand on the troop train.

World War One Diary for Monday, May 5, 1919:

Russia: C-in-C Red Army Vatsetis sacks Colonel Kamenev for insubordination on Eastern Front but Lenin reinstate him in command of Eastern Front three weeks later. Vatsetis warns Defence Council that small-arms ammunition supply heading for ‘catastrophe’.
Rumania: Government terms presented to Hungary.
Switzerland: Emperor Charles and Empress Zita’s fifth son born.

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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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