Middle East
British raise Iraqi siege of Habbaniyah.
Diary for Monday, April 2, 1945: Western Front Montgomery’s forces capture Rheine Me 262 jet fighter-bomber base and Münster.
Diary for Tuesday, April 2, 1940: Air War German aircraft raid Scapa Flow; on return flight they attack lighthouses, at Duncansby Head and Stroma Island.
Diary for Friday, April 2, 1915: Western Front First full-scale German gas trial behind lines, mildly gases the scientists responsible. Argonne: German attack at Bagatelle.…