Diary April 4, 1917

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

British 12-inch howitzer at Arras — The crew of a British 12-inch howitzer prepares to open fire at the beginning of the Battle of Arras.

World War One Diary for Wednesday, April 4, 1917:

Western Front

Artois: BEF 2,000-gun Arras barrage begins including gas shells, wreaks great destruction on 12-mile front.
Aisne: German raiding party captures copy of division order at Mt Sapigneul giving movements of 3 corps on right of French Fifth Army. Nivelle told on April 7.

Sea War

North Sea: Royal Navy decides to convoy Scandinavian ships carrying imported wood pulp.
Western Mediterranean: British liner City of Paris (122 lives lost) sunk by UC 35 south off Nice.

Neutrals

USA: Senate votes war resolution 82-6.

Secret War

Switzerland: Lenin and Zürich councillor Platten negotiate with German Berne Ambassador Romberg.

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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.