Year 1918

World War One Diary for Saturday, May 25, 1918: Southern Fronts Piave: Bersaglieri and Arditi surprise more Austrian Capo Sile positions and repel two counter­-attacks (night May 25-26). Trentino: Alpini […]

World War One Diary for Friday, May 24, 1918: Western Front Britain: BEF Tank Corps Lieutenant-Colonel JFC Fuller writes ‘Plan 1919’ for Allied tank (4,992 requested) and all­vehicle breakthrough on

World War One Diary for Thursday, May 23, 1918: Sea War Adriatic: Royal Navy submarine H4 sinks returning coastal submarine UB-52 40 miles south of Cattaro. Channel: British AMC Moldavia

World War One Diary for Wednesday, May 22, 1918: Air War Western Front: Canadian ace Bishop returns, as Commander of No 85 Squadron (SE5s, with 3 American pilots), scores 27

World War One Diary for Tuesday, May 21, 1918: Air War Germany: 7 Handley Page bombers (1 lost) of No 216 Squadron RAF cause two-day plant closure at Oppau chemical

World War One Diary for Monday, May 20, 1918: Eastern Front USSR: Trotsky orders Czechs’ disarming by arrest or shooting. Central Executive Committee of Bolshevik Party declares war on Kulaks

World War One Diary for Sunday, May 19, 1918: Air War Britain – Largest, last and costliest RAID ON LONDON by bomber aircraft: 28 of 38 Gothas sent (6 lost,

World War One Diary for Saturday, May 18, 1918: Sea War Western Mediterranean: Heavily damaged (by carrier Empress seaplane escorting convoy off Gibraltar) U-39 forced into Cartagena (Spain) where interned

World War One Diary for Saturday, May 17, 1918: Air War Germany: Metz-Sablon main station, goods sheds and train hit by 12 DH4s of 55 Squadron (c.90 casualties). Later, 1

World War One Diary for Thursday, May 16, 1918: Eastern Front USSR: Red Army revolt at Saratov on Volga. Southern Russia: General Krasnov elected Ataman of Don Cossacks (replaces Popov)

World War One Diary for Wednesday, May 15, 1918: Western Front Artillery duels (until May 16) and skirmishes. Somme: US 1st Division ordered to capture Cantigny. Aisne: 28 German assault

World War One Diary for Tuesday, May 14, 1918: Eastern Front Siberia: Czech 1st Division first clashes with Bolsheviks at Chelyabinsk (east of the Urals) and seizes the town. USSR:

World War One Diary for Monday, May 13, 1918: Sea War Adriatic: Italian tracked naval torpedo motorboat (like a ‘tank’) Grillo (foiled May 6-7) crawls into Pola harbour, is discovered

World War One Diary for Sunday, May 12, 1918: Air War Western Front: Mannock’s SE5a flight of No 74 Squadron destroy 6 of 8 German fighters encountered, Mannock scores over

World War One Diary for Saturday, May 11, 1918: Sea War Eastern Atlantic: Royal Navy submarine E35 torpedoes and sinks U-154, 150 miles off Cape St Vincent. Middle East Hejaz

World War One Diary for Friday, May 10, 1918: Sea War North Sea: British blocking attack on Ostend (49 casualties, 3 Victoria Cross) night May 9-10; war-weary cruiser Vindictive (laden

World War One Diary for Thursday, May 9, 1918: Air War Western Front: French ace Fonck in 5min 50sec (in Spad) destroys 6 German aircraft (again on September 26) over

World War One Diary for Wednesday, May 8, 1918: Air War Britain: Trenchard accepts command of Independent Air Force for bombing Germany. Salonika: 6 RAF aircraft drop 4,500lb bombs (in

World War One Diary for Tuesday, May 7, 1918: Eastern Front PEACE OF BUCHAREST BETWEEN RUMANIA AND CENTRAL POWERS: Bulgaria gets all land lost in 1913, Central Powers to control

World War One Diary for Monday, May 6, 1918: Southern Fronts Salonika: British coy trench raid (81 casualties) west of Lake Doiran uses body shields, blows up pillbox (night May