Year 1917

World War One Diary for Wednesday, May 23, 1917: Southern Fronts Isonzo: Italian offensive on Carso from Kostanjevica to sea aided by 60 British guns and Royal Navy monitors begins […]

World War One Diary for Tuesday, May 22, 1917: Eastern Front Russia: Kerensky demands CoS Alexeiev resignation, replaces him with Brusilov. Sea War Eastern Mediterranean: British Malta­-Alexandria convoys begin (4

World War One Diary for Monday, May 21, 1917: Western Front Artois: British now hold advanced line of Hindenburg Line from Bullecourt to 1 mile east of Arras (with a

WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, May 20, 1942: Home Fronts Germany: Göring exhorts munitions workers and farmers to ‘rally and doing together. Like the front (line soldiers) welded together by

World War One Diary for Sunday, May 20, 1917: Eastern Front Russia: Kerensky begins visiting units. Brawl between Russian and Royal Navy armoured car unit at Tiraspol (Bessarabia), 1 killed

World War One Diary for Saturday, May 19, 1917: Western Front France: Several mutinies a day now reported in French Army. Southern Fronts Isonzo: Italians evacuate temporary Bodrez Isonzo bridgehead

World War One Diary for Friday, May 18, 1917: Home Fronts USA: Selective Conscription Act for men aged 21-31. US Base Hospital No 4 (243 staff) reaches Britain (first US

WW2 War Diary for Sunday, May 17, 1942: Eastern Front Ukraine: German counter-offensive against Barvenkovo Salient, which quickly forces Russians to abandon thrusts towards Kharkov and the Donbas (May 19).

World War One Diary for Thursday, May 17, 1917: Southern Fronts Isonzo: Italians hold gains with British 6-inch howitzer help despite repeated Austrian counter-attacks. Cadorna orders medium and heavy artillery

World War One Diary for (day), (Datum): Home Fronts Russia: Trotsky arrives in Petrograd (from April 3 internment in Canada). Cabinet reshuffle admits 6 Petrograd Soviet Menshevik members. USA: Aircraft

World War One Diary for Tuesday, May 15, 1917: Western Front France: NIVELLE DISMISSED AND REPLACED BY PETAIN (who assumes command on May 17). FOCH APPOINTED COGS in Paris. Artois:

World War One Diary for Monday, May 14, 1917: Eastern Front Russia: Petrograd Soviet proclama­tion appeals for end to fraternization. At STAVKA C-­in-Cs discuss resigning en masse, decide to visit

World War One Diary for Sunday, May 13, 1917: Western Front Flanders: General Sir H Gough to command key northern wing of Ypres offensive. Somme: ­British gains on ‘Greenland Hill’.

World War One Diary for Saturday, May 12, 1917: Southern Fronts Tenth Battle of the Isonzo (until June 4): Two-day Italian barrage begins at dawn on 25-mile front with 1,058

World War One Diary for Friday, May 11, 1917: Home Fronts USA: Only 125 aliens arrested since 6 April. France: 10,000 Paris clothing workers strike (until May 23) against living

World War One Diary for Thursday, May 10, 1917: Western Front USA: PERSHING APPOINTED C-IN­-C AMERICAN EXPEDITION­ARY FORCE (AEF). France: Ribot cabinet decide to make Petain C-in-C but Nivelle refuses

World War One Diary for Wednesday, May 9, 1917: Western Front Aisne – NIVELLE OFFEN­SIVE ENDS: German counter­-attacks fail at Chemin des Dames, Craonne and Goroeny. Southern Fronts Serbia –

World War One Diary for Tuesday, May 8, 1917: Western Front Artois: 5th Bavarian Division (176+ guns supporting) recaptures Fresnoy at second attempt (until May 9). Aisne: French storm and

World War One Diary for Monday, May 7, 1917: Home Fronts Russia: First post-Revolution Bolshevik Party Conference (­until May 12) with 80,000 members; Lenin elected to Central Committee. Air War

World War One Diary for Sunday, May 6, 1917: Western Front Aisne: French Reserve Army Group dissolved, Micheler takes over Fifth Army from Mazel. Artois: British repulse counter­-attack near river