Diary WWI

World War One Diary for Wednesday, January 17, 1917: Western Front Somme: British troops capture German posts on 600-yard front north of Beaucourt-sur-Ancre and repulse four counter-attacks until February 4. […]

World War One Diary for Tuesday, January 16, 1917: Air War Western Front: Richthofen awarded Pour le Merite. African Fronts East Africa: NRFF takes Malawis bridge over river Ruhudje. Kilwa

World War One Diary for Monday, January 15, 1917: Western Front Britain: New French Western Front commander Nivelle in London until January 16 expands his plan and wins British cabinet

World War One Diary for Sunday, January 14, 1917: Sea War Channel: Q-ship Penshurst makes her second kill, coastal submarine UB-37. North Sea: Beatty concen­trates Grand Fleet for wide sweep

World War One Diary for Saturday, January 13, 1917: Eastern Front Rumania – Battle of Pralea (until January ­18): Rumanians hold Susitza valley. Middle East Arabia: Abdulla’s 5,000 Arabs capture

World War One Diary for Friday, January 12, 1917: Eastern Front Rumania: Mackensen‘s Turkish troops take Mihalea on river Sereth northwest of Braila, he takes Vadeni 10 miles northwest on

World War One Diary for Thursday, January 11, 1917: Middle East Mesopotamia: Turk 45th Division breaks through British line (over 650 casualties) but gradually forced back to Tigris south bank

World War One Diary for Wednesday, January 10, 1917: Politics USA: Allies reply to Wilson’s peace note with special message from Belgium. German San Francisco Consul­-General and 4 employees found

World War One Diary for Tuesday, January 9, 1917: Middle East Mesopotamia – Battle of Kut (until February 24): 3rd Indian Division (700 casualties) with 70 guns storms Turk front

World War One Diary for Monday, January 8, 1917: Politics Germany: Mueller diary ‘The general war situation demands our ultimate weapon’ (unlimited U-boat war). Kaiser so orders Naval Staff on

World War One Diary for Sunday, January 7, 1917: African Fronts East Africa: Action at Fort Kibala (until January 9): KAR (King’s African Rifles) capture 6 hills as Lettow raises

World War One Diary for Saturday, January 6, 1917: Sea War Britain: Royal Navy orders 6 Anchusa-type ‘Flower’-class convoy sloops for June and September completion (2 more on January 13

World War One Diary for Friday, January 5, 1917: Southern Fronts Allied Rome Conference (until January 7): Fifth Meeting of Allied military and political leaders. Cadorna asks for 8 divisions

World War One Diary for Thursday, January 4, 1917: Neutrals USA: Wilson speech ‘There will be no war … it would be a crime against civilisation for us to go

World War One Diary for Wednesday, January 3, 1917: African Fronts East Africa: Action of Beho-Beho (until January 4) continues German retreat, but big game hunter Captain Selous DSO killed,

World War One Diary for Tuesday, January 2, 1917: Middle East Arabia: Lawrence and 35 camel men ambush Turk camp southeast of Yanbo. Feisal’s 10,400 men, 4 guns and 10

World War One Diary for Monday, January 1, 1917: Sea War North Sea: During January Light battlecruisers Courageous and Glorious join Grand Fleet. In January HMS Muskerry, world’s first fleet

World War One Diary for Sunday, December 31, 1916: Home Fronts Russia: Rasputin murdered (night December 30-31). By now 14,648,000 men mobilized including 47.4% of the male peasants. Austria: Nearly

World War One Diary for Saturday, December 30, 1916: Home Fronts Hungary: Emperor Charles crowned King Charles IV at Budapest. Germany: War Ministry dismounts 16 cavalry regiments. Russia: Tsar tells

World War One Diary for Friday, December 29, 1916: Western Front Somme: Haig’s Battle of the Somme Dispatch published, covers BEF operations from May 15 to November 18, 1916. He