Diary May 28, 1918

05-1918, Diary WWI, War Diary, Year 1918 / 1 minute of reading

US troops supportted by French Schneider tanks advance during the Battle of Cantigny.

World War One Diary for Tuesday, May 28, 1918:

Western Front

Somme – Battle of Cantigny: First AEF offensive operation, by US 28th Infantry Regiment (3,874 men; 823 casualties), 1st Division captures village and beats off 3 counter-attacks by German 82nd Reserve Division (c.1,000 casualties) until May 29.
Aisne: Germans now have 40-mile wide, 15-mile deep bridgehead across Aisne, also cross the Vesle. Ex-BEF GHQ liaison officer General des Vallieres, French 151st Division Commander, killed by German machine-gun at Juvigny. Allied stand at Vregny plateau and heights of St Thierry as 3 reserve divisions arrive. German officer reports ‘regrettable excesses … serious drunkenness’.

Southern Fronts

Italian Front: Diaz informs Foch and CIGS Sir H Wilson that he has postponed his own offensive (towards Valsuguna) to deal with imminent Austrian one.

Middle East

ARMENIA DECLARES HER INDEPENDENCE.

Air War

Germany: 10 DH9s of No 99 Squadron attack rail targets at Bensdorf.
Western Front: Germans capture Magneux airfield on Aisne with all its aircraft. A second French bomber group joins Aisne air battle.

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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.