Diary March 10, 1918

03-1918, Diary WWI, War Diary, Year 1918 / 1 minute of reading

A German 21-cm howitzer is towed for Operation Michael in position.

World War One Diary for Sunday, March 10, 1918:

Western Front

Britain: BEF GHQ Weekly Intelligence Summary: ‘… the imminence of the [German] offensive in the Arras-St Quentin area has been confirmed …’.
Germany: Hindenburg orders Operation Michael. Germans begin diversionary operations and feints in various sectors including Champagne and Verdun.

Sea War

Adriatic: Emperor Charles makes 49-year-old Captain Horthy Rear-Admiral and Austrian C-in-C, 4 cruisers and 2 old battleships soon taken out of service to redeploy crews.
Italy: Younger Vice-Admiral Cusani (ex-CNS) appt Italian Fleet commander.
Bristol Channel: Hospital ship Guilford Castle torpedoed in by U-boat but makes port.

Air War

Germany: 11 DH4s (1 lost, crew taken PoW) of No 55 Squadron attack Stuttgart Daimler motor works; formation attacked after bombing (1 fighter driven down). Same sequel after 9 DH4s hit Koblenz barracks (70 casualties on March 12).

Home Fronts

France: Bombing causes mainly orderly 200,000-strong rail exodus from Paris (until April 6).
USA: Film The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin opens.

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.