Diary April 12, 1917

04-1917, Diary WWI, War Diary, Year 1917 / 1 minute of reading

British postcard: America's declaration of war — British postcard: for Great Britain, America’s declaration of war promised men – and hope.

World War One Diary for Thursday, April 12, 1917:

Home Fronts

Britain: London meetings celebrate US entry into war, US Ambassador says aim ‘to save the earth as a place worth living in’.
Austria: General Stager-Steiner succeeds General Krobatin as War Minister.
Russia: Law enlarges Estonia and permits it a Diet.

Western Front

Artois: Canadian troops storm Pimple hill north of Vimy Ridge, but 2 German ‘counter-attack’ divisions now holding Mericourt-Arleux line against breakout.

Politics

Spain: Government protests to Berlin for San Fulgencio torpedoed (April 9).
Costa Rica: Government places nations waters and ports at US disposal.

Neutrals

Switzerland: Bulgar and Austrian envoys make peacefeelers to Allies.

About The Author

Kretaner

My name is Norman 'Kretaner' and since my childhood I am interested in history and strategy games. Later, I have learned programming and the development of computer games, and finally with the Internet, also web design. I'm in the fortunate position to combine all my interests with my work and to live on a place of my choice, on Crete. All information, figures, specifications and statistics used here had been compiled from a variety of sources and the large, over decades collected, library of the author about military history, WW2 and weapons.