Diary WWI

World War One Diary for Wednesday, September 12, 1917: Southern Fronts Italian Front: Italian losses since August 10 a record of 166,000 men (18,000 PoWs) so far. Austrians c.85,000 (29,000 […]

World War One Diary for Tuesday, September 11, 1917: Air War Ypres: Legendary French ace Guynemer (54 victories) missing over Poelcapelle aged 22, first revealed in London (September 27) on

World War One Diary for Monday, September 10, 1917: Sea War North Sea: US Atlantic Fleet C-in-C Admiral Mayo visits Grand Fleet (since September 9). Mediterranean: German U-boats ordered not

World War One Diary for Sunday, September 9, 1917: Western Front France­: c.2,000 British troops mutiny at Etaples Infantry Base Depot (until September 14) due to poor conditions and Third

World War One Diary for Friday, September 7, 1917: Southern Fronts Albania: General Jacquemot’s mixed French division begins advance on Austrian-held Pogradec, having been joined by Essad Pasha’s 500 Albanians

World War One Diary for Thursday, September 6, 1917: Air War Western Front: 6 Squadrons of newish German Halberstadt CLII ground-attack aircraft decimate British division reserves crossing Somme bridges. Eastern

World War One Diary for Wednesday, September 5, 1917: Home Fronts Russia: Grand Dukes Michael and Paul arrested. USA: Federal agents raid IWW offices in 23 cities (168 arrests). 687,000

World War One Diary for Monday, September 3, 1917: Eastern Front Baltic Provinces: German 2nd Guard and 1st Reserve divisions enter Riga, claim many thousand PoWs and 150 guns, but

World War One Diary for Sunday, September 2, 1917: Air War Adriatic: Pola bombed by 148 Caproni bombers and 11 flying boats; Austrians bomb Venice (September 7) which has balloon

World War One Diary for Saturday, September 1, 1917: Eastern Front Baltic Provinces: HUTIER’S GERMAN RIGA OFFENSIVE (until September 5) begins with 2-hour Bruchmueller gas shelling (116,400 gas shells inflict

World War One Diary for Friday, August 31, 1917: Sea War North Sea: Royal Navy Air Service raids Belgian coast airfields. Allied and neutral August shipping losses to U-boats, 186

World War One Diary for Thursday, August 30, 1917: Air War France: Government agrees to supply US with 5,000 aircraft and 8,500 engines (Spad and Breguet). Western Front Artois: British

World War One Diary for Wednesday, August 29, 1917: Southern Front Isonzo: Cadorna orders Bainsizza operations suspended except for blow north and east of Gorizia. Italian Front: General Waldstatten submits

World War One Diary for Tuesday, August 28, 1917: Eastern Front Russia: CoS Kornilov appeals at Moscow National Conference for restoration of Army’s discipline and supply. Kerensky tells General Barter

World War One Diary for Monday, August 27, 1917: Southern Fronts Salonika: British artillery shelling until August 30 and small raids on Lake Doiran sector. Home Fronts Turkey: ‘Armenian Conspiracies’

World War One Diary for Sunday, August 26, 1917: Western Front Ypres: 4 British divisions and 12 tanks fight north of St Julien; sea of mud restricts progress to 2,000

World War One Diary for Saturday, August 25, 1917: Home Fronts Russia: Kerensky opens Moscow National Conference (­until August 29), Bolsheviks boycott. Western Front Ypres: Second phase of Third Ypres

World War One Diary for Friday, August 24, 1917: Western Front Verdun: French advance 1 1/2 miles on 2,000-yards front taking Hill 304 and Camard Wood and reach south bank

World War One Diary for Thursday, August 23, 1917: Southern Fronts Isonzo­: Italians take 5 mountain peaks on 12 1/2 mile front as Austrian fires and demolitions signal their retreat