Diary November 10, 1917

11-1917, Diary WWI, War Diary, Year 1917 / 1 minute of reading

Canadian and German 'walking wounded' — Canadian and German ‘walking wounded’ on their way to a dressing station. They are resting on the devasted ground just outside Passchendaele.

World War One Diary for Saturday, November 10, 1917:

Western Front

Flanders – Second Battle of Passchendaele ends: 1st Canadian Division (1,094 casualties) advances 500 yards north along main ridge east of Passchendaele-Westroosebeke highway despite 3 German counter-attacks, over 500 guns opposing and air attacks. Allied advance since July 31 are 4 1/2 miles.

Eastern Front

Russia: Kerensky occupies Tsarskoe Selo. Street fighting in Moscow until November 15. Arthur Ransome reports in Daily News, ‘It is folly to deny … that the Bolsheviks do hold a majority of the politically active population.’

Southern Fronts

Trentino: Conrad attacks but Italian First Army in skilful withdrawal retains key ground until November 14. Krauss’ Austrians occupy Belluno, reach Feltre on November 12.

Politics

Austria: Count Czernin urges Kuehlmann in Germany to accept Bolshevik offer publicly but he declines on November 11.

Secret War

Germany: German Treasury agrees to provide RM 15 million to Bolsheviks via Stockholm.

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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.