Year 1918

World War One Diary for Thursday, July 4, 1918: Western Front Somme – Actions of Hamel and Vaire Woods: US troops, brigaded with British, in action for first time. Tank-aided […]

World War One Diary for Wednesday, July 3, 1918: Middle East Turkey: Death of Sultan Mohammed V aged 73 at Yildiz, brother Moham­med VI succeeds. Eastern Front Allied Supreme War

World War One Diary for Tuesday, July 2, 1918: Politics USA: Wilson declares that over 1 million Americans have sailed for France (only 8,165 casualties out of 1,019,115 US troops

World War One Diary for Monday, July 1, 1918: Sea War British Home Waters: In July Air ASW (anti-submarine warfare) effort now going to convoy escort (310 aircraft and airships)

World War One Diary for Sunday, June 30, 1918: Western Front Germany: Total German casualties since March 21 are 894,853 soldiers. USA: During June 6 US divisions land in France.

World War One Diary for Saturday, June 29, 1918: Southern Fronts Serbia: Franchet d’Esperey visits Serb front with Crown Prince and Field Marshal Misic and decides Serbs will have the

World War One Diary for Friday, June 28, 1918: Air War Western Front: Germans claim 31 Allied aircraft for loss of 2 including record (so far) 23 victories in single

World War One Diary for Thursday, June 27, 1918: Air War Western Front: Lieutenant Steinbrecher of Jasta 46 in Albatros DVa shot down by Sopwith Camel fighters over Somme is

World War One Diary for Wednesday, June 26, 1918: Home Fronts Britain: London Labour Conference (until June 28) ends political truce. Prime Minister appeals to women to help harvest. USA:

World War One Diary for Tuesday, June 25, 1918: Western Front Marne – Battle of Belleau Wood ends: US 2nd Division and US 4th Marine Brigade (5,200 casualties) capture objective

World War One Diary for Monday, June 24, 1918: Sea War USA: US Navy and Marines Corps now 450,093 men strong, larger in manpower than Royal Navy. Eastern Front Russia:

World War One Diary for Sunday, June 23, 1918: Home Fronts Germany: 580 LK II light tanks ordered from Daimler, none ever delivered before armistice. Eastern Front North Russia: British

World War One Diary for Saturday, June 22, 1918: Eastern Front South Russia: Denikin’s White Volunteer Army (9,000 men; 21 guns; 3 armoured cars) begins Second Kuban campaign, captures Torgovaya

World War One Diary for Friday, June 21, 1918: Southern Fronts Piave: Further Italian infantry assaults on Lower Piave bridgehead until June 22. Austrian wounded and non-essential troops evacuated (night

World War One Diary for Thursday, June 20, 1918: Air War Italian Front: Italians shoot down 14 Austrian aircraft over the Piave, but top Italian ace Baracca killed strafing in

World War One Diary for Wednesday, June 19, 1918: Southern Fronts Piave: Italian Eighth Army counterstroke at 1530 hours on Montello with 10 divisions against 3 Austrian divisions and extra

World War One Diary for Tuesday, June 18, 1918: Western Front Marne: Mudra relieves F Below in command of First Army, latter takes over new Ninth Army at Soissons (until

World War One Diary for Monday, June 17, 1918: Sea War North Sea: Sopwith Camel from carrier HMS Furious forces German seaplane down for destruction after two bombing raids on

World War One Diary for Sunday, June 16, 1918: Southern Fronts Piave: British 48th Division (922 casualties) after 4 counter-attacks has taken 728 PoWs and buried 576 Austrian soldiers. In

World War One Diary for Saturday, June 15, 1918: Southern Fronts SECOND BATTLE OF THE PIAVE (until June 24): Austrians (codename ‘Radetsky’) pre­-empted on Asiago sector by Italian barrage for