Diary July 25, 1917

07-1917, Diary WWI, War Diary, Year 1917 / 1 minute of reading

post sorting Eastern Front — In this picture the post of Austro-Hungarian soldiers is sorted behind the Eastern Front.

World War One Diary for Wednesday, July 25, 1917:

Western Front

Britain: Cabinet assures Haig of its approval and wholehearted support for his offensive.
Germany: Ludendorff confidential instruction warns against spread of ‘political propaganda’ in German Army, ordering minute examination of all letters for the front.
Aisne: German attacks repulsed north of river (until July 27).
Champagne: German attacks at Mt Haut (and on July 27) repulsed.

Eastern Front

Russia: Government restores death penalty and courts-martial.
Galicia: German 1 st Guard Division takes Tarnopol and crosses river Sereth on July 26 watched by Kaiser. Austrian Third Army retakes Kolomea on July 26.

Air War

North Sea: 5-7 Royal Navy Air Service Sopwith Pup or Sopwith Camel fighters cover Belgian coast net barrage laying (until July 27) and destroy 3 German aircraft.

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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.

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