Year 1917

World War One Diary for Tuesday, March 6, 1917: Air War Western Front: First DH4 fast, high-flying S/E bombers with first Constantinesco cc MG synchronizing gear (6,000 issued to December) […]

World War One Diary for Monday, March 5, 1917: Middle East Palestine: Kress evacuates Wadi Sheikh Nuran for Gaza-Beersheba line. Mesopotamia: Maude resumes advance; 13th Hussars’ charge foiled by second

World War One Diary for Sunday, March 4, 1917: Home Fronts Russia: Food riots in Petrograd (and on March 6 and 7), France: Tubercular Ex-Soldiers Flag Day. Britain: War Office

World War One Diary for Saturday, March 3, 1917: Western Front Somme: British advance east of Gommecourt (until March 5). Aisne­: German 51st Reserve Division raid south of Ripont and

World War One Diary for Friday, March 2, 1917: Middle East Persia: Russian general Baratov reoccupies Hamadan, Kangavar and Sehna (March 5). Politics Germany: Zimmermann tells press his telegram is

World War One Diary for Wednesday, February 28, 1917: Home Fronts Germany: Only 60,000 Auxiliary Service Law Volunteers (mainly women) instead of 200,000 hoped for. Russia: Duma member Kerensky calls

World War One Diary for Tuesday, February 27, 1917: Neutrals USA: John M Browning demonstrates his new short recoil, water-cooled machine-gun. President Wilson says Laconia sinking(from February 25, when four

World War One Diary for Monday, February 26, 1917: Air War Macedonia: 20 aircraft of KG 1 (transferred from Bucharest) surprise bomb French Gorgop airfield; 8 French aircraft destroyed, 4

World War One Diary for Sunday, February 25, 1917: Western Front France: Prime Minister Briand proposes that ‘In order to ensure unity of command on the Western Front, the French

World War One Diary for Saturday, February 24, 1917: Middle East Mesopotamia: Turks abandon Kut, retreat west on Baghdad losing 1,730 PoWs and 4 guns but British Cavalry Division fails

World War One Diary for Friday, February 23, 1917: Middle East Mesopotamia – Main Tigris crossing: 14th Indian Division (350 casualties) makes dawn crossing into Shumran Peninsula 7 miles west

World War One Diary for Thursday, February 22, 1917: Home Fronts France: 150 Renault FT-17 light tanks ordered. Southern Fronts Isonzo: Captain Mussolini on Carso (Sector 144) in grenade or

World War One Diary for Wednesday, February 21, 1917: Southern Fronts Trentino: Italian guns destroy Austrian railhead at Tarvis. Macedonia: General Lyautey approves Sarrail‘s spring offensive plan submitted February 8

World War One Diary for Tuesday, February 20, 1917: Secret War Austria: Note invites Prince Sixtus to Vienna for peace talks. Emperor Charles hints at separate peace. Middle East Arabia

World War One Diary for Monday, February 19, 1917: Secret War Britain: Royal Navy Room 40 deciphers Zimmermann Telegram full text, shows it to US Embassy, Balfour gives Hall free

World War One Diary for Sunday, February 18, 1917: Western Front Somme: British troops repulse German attack on their new positions above Baillescourt Farm (north of river Ancre). Home Fronts

World War One Diary for Saturday, February 17, 1917: Western Front Somme: 3 BEF Fifth Army divisons (3,800 casualties) gain 500­-1000 yards with 773 PoWs in two attacks at Miraumont

World War One Diary for Friday, February 16, 1917: Western Front France: Nivelle visits Haig at Montreuil, latter unaware that Lloyd George dealing with Nivelle direct. Nivelle reviews British 7th

World War One Diary for Thursday, February 15, 1917: Western Front Flanders: German trench raids near Laos, west of Messines and northeast of Ypres. Champagne­: Nivelle’s instructions issued for general