Poland
Germans isolate Modlin Fortress, North of Warsaw.
Russians enter Galician oilfields.
Diary for Wednesday, April 18, 1945: Western Front 370,000-strong Army Group B. surrenders in Ruhr ‘Pocket’; Field Marshal Model commits suicide. Royal Engineers begin constructing…
Diary for Sunday, April 18, 1915: Neutrals HollandÂ: International Women’s Peace Congress opens in Hague (1,136 delegates from 12 countries). British Admiralty suspenÂsion of ferries…
Diary for Thursday, April 18, 1940: Norway British base established at Molde; troops land at nearby Alesund. Operation Hammer cancelled – British plan (Churchill and…