Diary WWI

World War One Diary for Friday, February 23, 1917: Middle East Mesopotamia – Main Tigris crossing: 14th Indian Division (350 casualties) makes dawn crossing into Shumran Peninsula 7 miles west […]

World War One Diary for Thursday, February 22, 1917: Home Fronts France: 150 Renault FT-17 light tanks ordered. Southern Fronts Isonzo: Captain Mussolini on Carso (Sector 144) in grenade or

World War One Diary for Wednesday, February 21, 1917: Southern Fronts Trentino: Italian guns destroy Austrian railhead at Tarvis. Macedonia: General Lyautey approves Sarrail‘s spring offensive plan submitted February 8

World War One Diary for Tuesday, February 20, 1917: Secret War Austria: Note invites Prince Sixtus to Vienna for peace talks. Emperor Charles hints at separate peace. Middle East Arabia

World War One Diary for Monday, February 19, 1917: Secret War Britain: Royal Navy Room 40 deciphers Zimmermann Telegram full text, shows it to US Embassy, Balfour gives Hall free

World War One Diary for Sunday, February 18, 1917: Western Front Somme: British troops repulse German attack on their new positions above Baillescourt Farm (north of river Ancre). Home Fronts

World War One Diary for Saturday, February 17, 1917: Western Front Somme: 3 BEF Fifth Army divisons (3,800 casualties) gain 500­-1000 yards with 773 PoWs in two attacks at Miraumont

World War One Diary for Friday, February 16, 1917: Western Front France: Nivelle visits Haig at Montreuil, latter unaware that Lloyd George dealing with Nivelle direct. Nivelle reviews British 7th

World War One Diary for Thursday, February 15, 1917: Western Front Flanders: German trench raids near Laos, west of Messines and northeast of Ypres. Champagne­: Nivelle’s instructions issued for general

World War One Diary for Wednesday, February 14, 1917: Neutrals USA: German ambassador Ct Bernstorff sails from Hoboken NJ (home March 14, 1917). Congress votes funds for fortifications and $3.6

World War One Diary for Tuesday, February 13, 1917: Home Fronts France: Mata Hari arrested in Paris. Western Front Artois: British trench raid northeast of Arras (40 PaWs). African Fronts

World War One Diary for Monday, February 12, 1917: Politics Austria: Emperor Charles meets Kaiser Wilhelm II at Vienna and refuses to break relations with USA. Western Front Somme: Successful

World War One Diary for Sunday, February 11, 1917: Air War Western Front – First successful night aircraft vs aircraft combat: Germans Peter and Frohwein in DFW CV destroy 2

World War One Diary for Saturday, February 10, 1917: Middle East Mesopotamia: 60-pounder battery severs Turk Shumran Bridge at 9,600 yards range and forces it West. Western Front Somme: British

World War One Diary for Friday, February 9, 1917: Western Front Somme – Operation Alberich: Germans begin demolitions with programmed removal of material and civilians between Hindenburg Line and actual

World War One Diary for Thursday, February 8, 1917: Sea War Adriatic: Grand Admiral Baron Anton von Haus, C-in-C Austrian Fleet dies of lung disease aboard flagship Viribus Unitis aged

World War One Diary for Wednesday, February 7, 1917: Home Fronts Russia: 125,000 in Moscow and Petrograd political strikes (20 leaders arrested February 10-11). Britain: King opens Parliament. Petrol licence

World War One Diary for Tuesday, February 6, 1917: Home Fronts Germany: Ludendorff orders halt on all new factories (excluding nitrate plants) not completable by May. Western Front Somme: British

World War One Diary for Monday, February 5, 1917: Home Fronts Britain: National Service volunteer scheme begins enrolling 18-61 year olds (100,000 by March 3, including 15,000 women in 3

World War One Diary for Sunday, February 4, 1917: Western Front Germany: KAISER SIGNS ORDER FOR RETIREMENT TO SIEGFRIED STELLUNG (Operation Alberich ). Whole zone between existing fighting front and