Diary June 30, 1917
World War One Diary for Saturday, June 30, 1917: Eastern Front Galicia: Heavy artillery action, German reply includes gas. Commander Locker-Lampson sees Kerensky in Southwest Front HQ train ‘Prodigious effort …
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Diary June 29, 1917
World War One Diary for Friday, June 29, 1917: Eastern Front Galicia: Kerensky order ‘Your C-in-C (Brusilov), beloved through victory, is convinced that each day of delay merely helps the …
Diary June 28, 1917
World War One Diary for Thursday, June 28, 1917: Western Front France: 14,000 US regulars and marines (2/3 recruits) land at St Nazaire. Verdun: Fierce fighting west of Hill 304 …
Diary June 27, 1917
World War One Diary for Wednesday, June 27, 1917: Air War Western Front: First Sopwith Camel aerial victory of Royal Flying Corps (with No 70 Squadron first RFC unit to …
Diary June 26, 1917
World War One Diary for Tuesday, June 26, 1917: Western Front Artois: British occupy La Coulotte. In thunderstorm Canadian Corps begins capture of Avion south of Lens (until June 29). …
Diary June 25, 1917
World War One Diary for Monday, June 25, 1917: Southern Fronts Trentino: At 0230 hours surprise Austrian attack by 7 battalions with 103 guns and mortars in close support recaptures …
Diary June 24, 1917
World War One Diary for Sunday, June 24, 1917: Air War Western Front: Germans shoot down 3 BEF Second Army balloons, 2 more subsequently. Independent Jagdgeschwader 1 of Jasta 4, …
Diary June 23, 1917
World War One Diary for Saturday, June 23, 1917: Air War Palestine: Royal Navy Air Service (3 Shorts from carrier Empress) and Royal Flying Corps (7 aircraft) simultaneously bomb Tulkarm …
Diary June 22, 1917
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 …
Diary June 21, 1917
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: …
Diary June 20, 1917
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 …
Diary June 19, 1917
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 …
Diary June 18, 1917
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 …
Diary June 17, 1917
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 …
Diary June 16, 1917
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 …
