Diary November 30, 1917
World War One Diary for Friday, November 30, 1917: Western Front Cambrai – GERMAN SURPRISE COUNTERATTACK BEGINS with 0830 hours barrage including much gas shell: Second Army, reinforced to 20 …
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Diary November 29, 1917
World War One Diary for Thursday, November 29, 1917: Air War Italian Front: First British flight over Italian lines (Montello area) shoots down 1 Austrian single-seater but fighter attacks prevent …
Diary November 28, 1917
World War One Diary for Wednesday, November 28, 1917: Eastern Front Russia: Lenin and Trotsky radio and telegram proclamation ‘The Russian Army and the Russian people cannot and will not, …
Diary November 27, 1917
World War One Diary for Tuesday, November 27, 1917: Western Front Cambrai: Exhausted British disengage at Cambrai after Guards Division (with 32 tanks) driven back in Bourlon and Fontaine sectors. …
Diary November 26, 1917
World War One Diary for Monday, November 26, 1917: Southern Fronts Trentino: Austrian Edelweiss Division (only 2,000 strong by November 27) fails to capture Col della Berretta against 2 Italian …
Diary November 25, 1917
World War One Diary for Saturday, November 25, 1917: Eastern Front Western Russia: Fraternization near Baranovichi. At Orsha railway junction anti-Bolshevik troops going for Moscow are stopped. Home Fronts Russia …
Diary November 24, 1917
World War One Diary for Saturday, November 24, 1917: Southern Fronts Trentino: Emperor Charles ends attacks in Asiago sector, Conrad’s losses 15,030 (nearly 7,000 sick) since November 10. Western Front …
Diary November 23, 1917
World War One Diary for Froday, November 23, 1917: Africa East Africa: Zeppelin L59 (left Jamboli, Bulgaria on November 21 with 15t supplies including 30 MGs after vain attempts on …
Diary November 22, 1917
World War One Diary for Thursday, November 22, 1917: Southern Fronts Piave: Crisis day in key Mt Grappa sector as Austro-Germans storm onto Mt.Tomba (3,176 ft), but Laderchi’s IX Corps’ …
Diary November 21, 1917
World War One Diary for Wednesday, November 21, 1917: Western Front Cambrai: British advance to Cambrai resumed and with 12 tanks captures Cantaing (300 PoWs) and Tadpole Copse; 2 tanks …
Diary November 20, 1917
World War One Diary for Tuesday, November 20, 1917: Western Front Cambrai – BATTLE OF CAMBRAI (until December 3). FIRST MASSED TANK ATTACK: Reinforced British Third Army (Byng) with 19 …
Diary November 19, 1917
World War One Diary for Monday, November 19, 1917: Western Front Cambrai: British Tank Corps, moved up by train, begins to move to start line (night November 19-20). Flanders: German …
Diary November 18, 1917
World War One Diary for Sunday, November 18, 1917: Middle East Mesopotamia: Death of Maude of cholera in Baghdad, aged 53. Lieutenant-General Marshall succeeds, has 69,500 men and 302 guns …
Diary November 17, 1917
World War One Diary for Saturday, November 17, 1917: Sea War North Sea – Last cruiser action off Heligoland: Vice-Admiral T Napier’s battlecruisers Glorious, Courageous and Repulse, 8 cruisers and …
Diary November 16, 1917
World War One Diary for Friday, November 16, 1917: Middle East Palestine: NZ Mounted Brigade occupies Jaffa and Australian Mounted Division Latrun. Turk Eighth Army behind river Auja to north. …
