Diary January 27, 1917

01-1917, Diary WWI, War Diary, Year 1917 / 1 minute of reading

Arming at sea – a U-boat takes ammunition on board.

World War One Diary for Saturday, January 27, 1917:

Sea War

Germany: U-boat leader Bauer orders his commanders ‘… unrestricted U-boat warfare is to force England to make peace and thereby decide the whole war. Energetic action is required and above all rapidity of action … expend only one torpedo on each ship stopped …’. Dover Straits route now compulsory to maximize time on station.

Western Front

Somme: British take position near Le Transloy and capture 350 strong garrison.

Politics

Japan: Government asks Britain to approve her assuming German rights in China (done February 16).

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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.

Sea War

Western Front

Politics

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