Diary June 4, 1917

06-1917, Diary WWI, War Diary, Year 1917 / 1 minute of reading

Sopwith Camels on airfield Western Front — Squadron of Sopwith Camels on airfield at teh Western Front

World War One Diary for Monday, June 4, 1917:

Air War

North Sea: Sopwith Camel first in action with Royal Navy Air Service No 4 Squadron from Dunkirk and scores first victory on June 5 of total 2,500 until the end of the war.

Western Front

Aisne: War Minister Painleve estimates only 2 reliable French divisions between Germans and Paris (70 miles away); 1,500 mutineers march on Villers-Cotterelts and try to reach Paris (until June 5).

Southern Fronts

Isonzo: Austrian counter-offensive on Carso under General Wurm with fresh 3 divisions (from Eastern Front) to relieve pressure on Trieste. Italian Third Army driven off lower slopes of Mt Hermada with loss of many PoWs although Diaz’s XXIII Corps holds to north (until June 5).

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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.

Air War

Western Front

Southern Fronts

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