World War One Diary for Saturday, August 11, 1917: Western Front Ypres: German counterÂ-attacks east of Ypres, part of Glencorse Wood recaptured. Eastern Front Rumania: Mackensen forces river Sereth at […]
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World War One Diary for Friday, August 10, 1917: Middle East Palestine: Allenby told he will get a division from Salonika, must ‘strike the Turks as hard as possible’; he
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World War One Diary for Thursday, August 9, 1917: Eastern Front Rumania: Mackensen beyond river Susitza threatens Allied rear. Lieutenant Rommel wounded in left arm but carries on for two
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World War One Diary for Wednesday, August 8, 1917: Eastern Front Galicia: Turk 20th Division hands over its sector to German 24th Reserve Division (night August 8-9) before leaving for
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World War One Diary for Tuesday, August 7, 1917: Home Fronts Britain: Churchill sees Clyde deportee Kirkwood, makes him Miie-End London shell factory manager on August 10 and by late
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World War One Diary for Monday, August 6, 1917: Eastern Front Rumania – Battle of Marasesti second phase begins (Âuntil September 3): Mackensen (12 divisions with 865 guns) storms positions
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World War One Diary for Sunday, August 5, 1917: Middle East Armenia: Russian troops being withdrawn to Europe acroos the Caucasus. In August British estimate 123,500 effective Russian infantry vs
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World War One Diary for Saturday, August 4, 1917: Sea War Irish Sea: UC-44 sunk on UC-42 mines off Waterford after Room 40 sends bogus signal in code Germans discovered
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World War One Diary for Friday, August 3, 1917: Western Front Artois: British success on ‘Infantry Hill’. Unsuccessful Allied attack astride the Scarpe on August 9. Ypres: German 2nd Guard
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World War One Diary for Thursday, August 2, 1917: Air War North Sea – First aircraft landing on a ship steaming: RNAS Squadron-Commander Dunning’s Sopwith Pup side-slips onto HMS Furious
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World War One Diary for Wednesday, August 1, 1917: Politics Papal peace note to combatants (sent August 9, published August 14): Kaiser supports on August 17, but Allies very critical.
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