10-1918

World War One Diary for Friday, October 11, 1918: Western Front GERMANS forced by pressure on flanks into GENERAL WITHDRAWAL between rivers Oise and Meuse to Hunding­-Brunhild line. Flanders­: German […]

World War One Diary for Thursday, October 10, 1918: Western Front France – FOCH’S ORDERS FOR FINAL ALLIED ADVANCES: Belgians advance on Bruges, BEF upon Maubeuge and Mons, and Franco­-Americans

World War One Diary for Wednesday, October 9, 1918: Western Front Cambrai – HINDENBURG LINE COMPLETELY BROKEN: Canadians enter Cambrai, link with Third Army, begin BEF pursuit to the Selle

World War One Diary for Tuesday, October 8, 1918: Western Front Somme and Cambrai – SECOND BATTLE OF CAMBRAI (until October 9): British Third, Fourth and First (takes Fresnoy-Rouvroy line

World War One Diary for Monday, October 7, 1918: Western Front France: Supreme War Council learns new German Chancellor has approached President Wilson with request for armistice. Aisne­: French troops

World War One Diary for Sunday, October 6, 1918: Middle East Syria: DMC occupies Rayak and Zahle (177 PoWs), 30 burnt planes at former. Eastern Front USSR: British Petrograd officials

World War One Diary for Saturday, October 5, 1918: Western Front Somme and Cambrai: British 25th Division (Fourth Army) with 6 tanks captures Beaurevoir; Germans retire from Scheldt Canal. Kaiser

World War One Diary for Friday, October 4, 1918: Western Front France: Allies announce capture of 254,012 PoWs; 3,669 guns; 23,000 MGs between July 15 and September 30. Meuse and

World War One Diary for Thursday, October 3, 1918: Western Front Somme and Cambrai – BATTLE OF BEAUREVOIR LINE (until October 5): British Fourth and Third Armies attack on 8-mile

World War One Diary for Wednesday, October 2, 1918: Western Front Germany: Bussche briefs Reichstag party leaders: sustained Allied attacks on whole Western Front make formation of reserves impossible; OHL

World War One Diary for Tuesday, October 1, 1918: Middle East Syria: FALL OF DAMASCUS (population c.250,000). 3rd ALH Brigade enters before 0630 hours, Lawrence and Arabs at 0730 hours;