Year 1917

World War One Diary for Tuesday, June 12, 1917: Politics Greece: King Constantine abdicates in favour of second son Alexander following 24-hour Allied ultimatum from June 11 and leaves country […]

World War One Diary for Monday, June 11, 1917: Middle East Palestine: Murray told he will be replaced (leaves on June 16). British 52nd Division trench raid causes over 62

World War One Diary for Sunday, June 10, 1917: Western Front France: First 2 French mutineers executed, outbreaks already receding (June 7), only 20 executed until July 2. Petain speaks

World War One Diary for Saturday, June 9, 1917: Southern Fronts Isonzo: Italian losses 157,000 since May 14; including 27,000 PoWs; Austrian nearly 75,700 (including 23,400 PoWs). Trentino: Italian Mt

World War One Diary for Friday, June 8, 1917: Western Front France: Foch meets CIGS Robertson at Abbeville. Petain given right to order immediate executions, only orders 7 until July

World War One Diary for Thursday, June 7, 1917: Western Front Flanders – BATTLE OF MESSINES RIDGE (until June 14): 9 divisions of British Second Army (Plumer) attack on 9-mile

World War One Diary for Wednesday, June 6, 1917: Eastern Front Russia: General Gutor new C-in-C SW Front (with Dukhonin as CoS who tells Italian officer, June 5, that future

World War One Diary for Tuesday, June 5, 1917: Air War Britain: 22 Gotha bombers (1 lost) attack Sheerness and Shoeburyness (47 casualties). Only 5 out of 68 British fighters

World War One Diary for Monday, June 4, 1917: Air War North Sea: Sopwith Camel first in action with Royal Navy Air Service No 4 Squadron from Dunkirk and scores

World War One Diary for Sunday, June 3, 1917: Western Front Artois: After 600-projector gas barrage Canadian 10th Brigade (over 550 casualties) captures 100 PoWs but cannot hold La Goulette

World War One Diary for Saturday, June 2, 1917: Air War Western Front: Canadian ace Captain Bishop flies dawn raid on German airfield near Cambrai, destroying 3 Albatros fighters that

World War One Diary for Friday, June 1, 1917: Air War Western Front: Significant numbers of SE5, Sopwith Triplane, Bristol Fighter and Spad S 13 enable Allies to regain air

World War One Diary for Thursday, May 31, 1917: Home Fronts USA: Wilson subscribes $10,000 to Liberty Loan. Austria: Emperor Charles promises more liberal post-war constitution. Germany: ­118,000 (79,000 women,

World War One Diary for Wednesday, May 30, 1917: Sea War Allied and neutral shipping losses: 285 ships of 589,603t (German U-boat official history figure 616,316t including 170,626t in Mediterranean).

World War One Diary for Tuesday, May 29, 1917: Western Front Somme: Artillery duels and skirmishing near St Quentin. Champagne: Artillery actions and patrol activity. France: 80 mutinous incidents until

World War One Diary for Monday, May 28, 1917: Southern Fronts Italian Front: Italian guns within 10 miles of Trieste. Cadorna orders preparations for summer Isonzo offensive. Austrian counter-stroke on

World War One Diary for Sunday, May 27, 1917: Western Front Skirmishing on Champagne, Verdun and Alsace fronts. French 18th Infantry Regiment’s 2nd Battalion (844 casualties from May 4-8) mutinies

World War One Diary for Saturday, May 26, 1917: Western Front France: FIRST US TROOPS DISEM­BARK (1,308 US soldiers by May 31). Champagne: Three German counter-attacks fail. Southern Fronts Isonzo:

World War One Diary for Friday, May 25, 1917: Air War Britain – GOTHA BOMBING CAMPAIGN BEGINS: 21 of 23 Gotha bombers of Kagohl 3 (Brandenburg) fail to reach London

World War One Diary for Thursday, May 24, 1917: Sea War Atlantic: First homeward-bound British transatlantic convoy sails from Hampton Roads, Virginia, USA, arrives safely despite fog and rough seas,