Diary March 16, 1918
World War One Diary for Saturday, March 16, 1918: Western Front Germany: Most German Operation Michael artillery now in position, infantry begins night approach marches until March 18. Verdun: Raid …
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Diary March 15, 1918
World War One Diary for Friday, March 15, 1918: Air War Western Front: French ace Fonck (20 victories to date) kills German ace and fighter leader Tutshek (27 victories) over …
Diary March 14, 1918
World War One Diary for Thursday, March 14, 1918: Air War North Sea: Floatplane clash; 2 Royal Naval Air Service planes attack 5 German planes (1 lost, 1 damaged, 1 …
Diary March 13, 1918
World War One Diary for Wednesday, March 13, 1918: Home Fronts Germany: Interior Minister Waldow decides to cut farmers’ rations not workers to save 140,000t before Ukraine grain arrives. Western …
Diary March 12, 1918
World War One Diary for Tuesday, March 12, 1918: Air War Western Front: Richthofen’s 64th victory in Jasta 11, clash with 9 Bristol Fighters of No 62 Squadron (4 lost). …
Diary March 11, 1918
World War One Diary for Monday, March 11, 1918: Air War France: 60 Gotha bombers (4 lost) attack Paris (night March 11-12, 141 casualties including 101 killed when War Ministry …
Diary March 10, 1918
World War One Diary for Sunday, March 10, 1918: Western Front Britain: BEF GHQ Weekly Intelligence Summary: ‘… the imminence of the [German] offensive in the Arras-St Quentin area has …
Diary March 9, 1918
World War One Diary for Saturday, March 9, 1918: Air War Western Front: DH9 operational debut; controversial DH4 replacement aircraft of No 6 (Naval) Squadron attack St Pierre Capelle. 53 …
Diary March 8, 1918
World War One Diary for Friday, March 8, 1918: Eastern Front USSR: Trotsky appointed People’s Commissar for War. Baltic: Duchy of Courland’s throne offered to Kaiser; Germans declare protectorate on …
Diary March 7, 1918
World War One Diary for Thursday, March 7, 1918: Air War Britain: 3 of 6 ‘Giant’ bombers sent attack London (63 casualties, 25 houses destroyed, night March 7-8) in moonless …
Diary March 6, 1918
World War One Diary for Wednesday, March 6, 1918: Middle East Arabia: Turks (including 703rd German battalion) retake Tafila from Zeid and drive him on to Shobek on March 7, …
Diary March 5, 1918
World War One Diary for Tuesday, March 5, 1918: Eastern Front RUMANIAN-CENTRAL POWERS PRELIM PEACE (signed at Buftea on May 7): Dobruja ceded; Hungarian frontier to be ‘rectified’; 8 divisions …
Diary March 4, 1918
World War One Diary for Monday, March 4, 1918: Air War Western Front: US 94th Aero (Pursuit) Squadron arrives (flies first US recon petrol over German lines on march 19), …
Diary March 3, 1918
World War One Diary for Sunday, March 3, 1918: Eastern Front RUSSO-GERMAN PEACE OF BREST-LlTOVSK: Russia renounces Baltic States, Poland, Belorussia, Finland and three Armenian districts to Turkey; 630,000 Austrian …
Diary March 2, 1918
World War One Diary for Saturday, March 2, 1918: Sea War Baltic: German landings in Aaland islands, 900 Jaegers transported from Danzig. Eastern Front USSR: Trotzky orders old Russian Army‘s …
