Diary WWI

World War One Diary for Friday, June 22, 1917: Western Front France: Petain tells Pershing French morale very low. Southern Fronts Salonika: British 7th Mounted Brigade (c.2,100 men) begins to […]

World War One Diary for Thursday, June 21, 1917: Air War Western Front: First operational Fokker Dr I triplane fighters delivered to Richthofen’s Jasta 11 at Courtrai. Western Front Flanders:

World War One Diary for Wednesday, June 20, 1917: Air War Italian Front: 145 Italian aircraft drop 5 1/2 t bombs on South Tyrol, only 26 Austrian aircraft oppose. Southern

World War One Diary for Tuesday, June 19, 1917: Southern Fronts Trentino: From 0600 hours Alpini (15 battalions) storm Mt Ortigara summit (6,906 ft) taking 1,000 PoWs (including Kaiserjaeger) but

World War One Diary for Monday, June 18, 1917: Southern Fronts Trentino: Italian guns begin 20-hour shelling of Mt Ortigara­-Lepozze Austrian positions. Air War Eastern Front: German air raid on

World War One Diary for Sunday, June 17, 1917: Western Front Flanders: Portuguese Expeditionary Corps first in action. Champagne: French Fourth Army advance between ‘Mountains’ Cornillet and Blond, repulse attack

World War One Diary for Saturday, June 16, 1917: Air War Britain: Strasser (new ‘Leader of German Navy Airships’) rashly attempts London raid on nearly shortest night of year with

World War One Diary for Friday, June 15, 1917: Southern Fronts Trentino: Austrian attack in Mt Ortigara sector at 0230 hours eventually fails (1,000 PoWs lost). Salonika: In these days

World War One Diary for Thursday, June 14, 1917: Sea War North Sea­: Harwich Force destroys Zeppelin L43. North Atlantic: U-boat sinks AMC HMS Avenger. Western Front Flanders: 3rd Australian

World War One Diary for Wednesday, June 13, 1917: Western Front France: AEF C-in-C Pershing in 177­-strong party lands at Boulogne, arrives in Paris, met by Foch and Joffre (June

World War One Diary for Tuesday, June 12, 1917: Politics Greece: King Constantine abdicates in favour of second son Alexander following 24-hour Allied ultimatum from June 11 and leaves country

World War One Diary for Monday, June 11, 1917: Middle East Palestine: Murray told he will be replaced (leaves on June 16). British 52nd Division trench raid causes over 62

World War One Diary for Sunday, June 10, 1917: Western Front France: First 2 French mutineers executed, outbreaks already receding (June 7), only 20 executed until July 2. Petain speaks

World War One Diary for Saturday, June 9, 1917: Southern Fronts Isonzo: Italian losses 157,000 since May 14; including 27,000 PoWs; Austrian nearly 75,700 (including 23,400 PoWs). Trentino: Italian Mt

World War One Diary for Friday, June 8, 1917: Western Front France: Foch meets CIGS Robertson at Abbeville. Petain given right to order immediate executions, only orders 7 until July

World War One Diary for Thursday, June 7, 1917: Western Front Flanders – BATTLE OF MESSINES RIDGE (until June 14): 9 divisions of British Second Army (Plumer) attack on 9-mile

World War One Diary for Wednesday, June 6, 1917: Eastern Front Russia: General Gutor new C-in-C SW Front (with Dukhonin as CoS who tells Italian officer, June 5, that future

World War One Diary for Tuesday, June 5, 1917: Air War Britain: 22 Gotha bombers (1 lost) attack Sheerness and Shoeburyness (47 casualties). Only 5 out of 68 British fighters

World War One Diary for Monday, June 4, 1917: Air War North Sea: Sopwith Camel first in action with Royal Navy Air Service No 4 Squadron from Dunkirk and scores

World War One Diary for Sunday, June 3, 1917: Western Front Artois: After 600-projector gas barrage Canadian 10th Brigade (over 550 casualties) captures 100 PoWs but cannot hold La Goulette