Diary March 15, 1917

03-1917, Diary WWI, War Diary, Year 1917 / 1 minute of reading

Russia's Czar Nicholaos II — Russia’s Czar Nicholaos II was forced to abdicated after the Russian Revolution.

World War One Diary for Thursday, March 15, 1917:

Politics

Russia: TSAR ABDICATES. Miliukov new Russian Foreign Minister.

Neutrals

Switzerland: Lenin gets news of Revolution, envisages train journey through Germany (March 19), publicly opposes new Provisional Government (March 27).

Home Fronts

Russia: TSAR ABDICATES at Pskov. Prince Lvov new Prime Minister; Kerensky Justice Minister; Guchkov War and Marine Minister. Political and religious amnesty declared plus widespread freedoms. Immediate preparations for Constituent Assembly (universal suffrage) announced. Ukrainian National Rada formed at Kiev.
Germany: Sixth War Loan opens.
France: Army has received 160 tanks (208 by April 1).

Sea War

Channel: Dover Patrol destroyers Foyle mined, Laforey on March 23 as well as Myrmidon on March 26.
Red Sea: British Sloop Odin intercepts Wolf prize minelayer Iltis (26 German PoWs) in Gulf of Aden where she laid 25 mines (swept by Somali-manned tugs within 2 months for 1 ship lost).

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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.