World War One Diary for Friday, March 30, 1917:
Middle East
Mesopotamia: British Cavalry Division occupies Delli Abbas, Keary occupies Jebel Hamrin (March 31).
Palestine: War Cabinet telegram makes Jerusalem Murray’s objective.
Western Front
Somme: Heavy rain. British occupy 8 villages (4 more on March 31) towards Cambrai.
Southern Fronts
Salonika: Due to investigaÂtions into Black Hand and internment of 180 suspect officers at Bizerta (Tunisia), General Bojovic abolishes Serb Third Army and splits its formations between the other two armies.