Diary March 19, 1917

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

Frech battleship 'Danton' — The French battleship ‘Danton’ (completed March 1911) is classified as a ‘Semi-Dreadnought’ with 18,400 tons and just 4 x 12-inch main guns plus 12 x 9.4-inch guns.

World War One Diary for Monday, March 19, 1917:

Sea War

Mediterranean: U-64 sinks modern French battleship Danton (296 lost) southwest of Sardinia.
Kaiser Wilhelm II approves announcement that Allied hospital ships in Mediterranean no longer to be spared except in neutral corridor under strict conditions.

Eastern Front

Russia: Petrograd Soviet Executive Committee appoints commissars to all units.

Middle East

Mesopotamia: Maude’s proclamation to Baghdad promises Arab freedom. British take Falluja (west of Baghdad) ending Turk control of Euphrates sluice gates.

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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

Eastern Front

Middle East

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