Diary WWI

World War One Diary for Tuesday, April 24, 1917: Home Fronts USA: Liberty Loan Act $7 billions ($3 billions for Allies). Russia: Ukraine demands autonomy. France: 155mm GPF gun first […]

World War One Diary for Monday, April 23, 1917: Western Front Artois – Second Battle of the Scarpe (until April 24): 9 British divisions (Third Army) with 2,685 guns (vs

World War One Diary for Sunday, April 22, 1917: Air War Western Front: No 56 Squadron (SE5s) destroys 4 Albatros fighters (1 to Ball) on its first patrol. Macedonia: KG

World War One Diary for Saturday, April 21, 1917: Air War Western Front: Royal Flying Corps destroy 2 German balloons (3 British aircraft lost) and damage 3 more. Arras bombardment

World War One Diary for Friday, April 20, 1917: Western Front Aisne: SECOND BATTLE OF THE AISNE ENDS. Battle of the Hills ends. After 5 days Nivelle‘s main achievement is

World War One Diary for Thursday, April 19, 1917: Home Fronts Germany: Troops and police militarize 2 Berlin factories. Hindenburg appeal published. All still striking by April 21 to be

World War One Diary for Wednesday, April 18, 1917: Western Front Somme: British Fifth Army captures Villers Guislain (12 miles south of Cambrai) and Gonnelieu (on April 20, 8 miles

World War One Diary for Tuesday, April 17, 1917: Western Front Champagne – Battle of the Hills (Moronvillers) begins (until May 20) in worsening weather: French Fourth Army (7 divisions)

World War One Diary for Monday, April 16, 1917: Western Front Aisne – NIVELLE OFFEN­SIVE (SECOND BATTLE OF THE AISNE) on 25-mile front (until April 20): Despite long preparatory bombardment

World War One Diary for Sunday, April 15, 1917: Western Front Artois: ANZAC Corps and British 62nd Division (Fifth Army) repulse major German 4-division attack on Lagnicourt on 7-mile front.

World War One Diary for Saturday, April 14, 1917: Western Front Artois: Battle of Vimy Ridge and First Battle of the Scarpe 1917 end. 10 men of Royal Newfoundland Regiment

World War One Diary for Friday, April 13, 1917: Western Front Artois: Canadians capture Vimy village and Petit Vimy. British 50th Divison attacks Wancourt Ridge, captures it by April 15.

World War One Diary for Thursday, April 12, 1917: Home Fronts Britain: London meetings celebrate US entry into war, US Ambassador says aim ‘to save the earth as a place

World War One Diary for Wednesday, April 11, 1917: Western Front Artois: British 3rd Cavalry Division with 2 divisions of Third Army, with 11 tanks, capture Monchy-Ie-Preux and Wancourt, but

World War One Diary for Tuesday, April 10, 1917: Western Front Artois: Canadian troops (7,707 casualties on April 9-10) clear Vimy Ridge with fall of tough Hill 145. German reserves

World War One Diary for Monday, April 9, 1917: Western Front Easter Monday; Artois: ­BATTLES OF ARRAS (until May 16) begin at 0530 hours in bitter cold and sleet on

World War One Diary for Sunday, April 8, 1917: Secret War Germany: Lenin with 19 to 20 Bolsheviks begin ‘sealed train’ journey from Switzerland to Petrograd (until April 16) via

World War One Diary for Saturday, April 7, 1917: Air War Western Front: Second Lieutenant Ball returns (to 56 Squadron) after teaching pilots in England. Richthofen’s 5 Albatros DIIIs shoots

World War One Diary for Friday, April 6, 1917: Politics USA DECLARES WAR ON GERMANY at 1300 hours, (House so votes 373 to 50) and seizes 87 German ships in

World War One Diary for Thursday, April 5, 1917: Air War Western Front: Royal Flying Corps at Arras bombing starts with attacks against kite balloons (only 5 destroyed until April