Diary November 14, 1918

11-1918, Diary WWI, War Diary, Year 1918 / 1 minute of reading

Hetman Pavel Skovopadski — Hetman Pavel Skoropadski.

World War One Diary for Thursday, November 14, 1918:

Eastern Front

Ukraine: Hetman Skoropadski tries to change sides, but Denikin and Whites reject offer. General Petlyura rebels vs Ukrainian Government.

Politics

INDEPENDENT CZECHOSLOVAK REPUBLIC declared at Prague with Masaryk elected President, Dr Kramarzh Prime Minister.

Western Front

France: Retiring Germans blow up munition dump at Jamioulx, south of Namur. Foch warns OHL such acts must cease. Day of projected but now unnecessary 26-division Franco-American Lorraine (Castelnau) offensive with 2,456 guns and c.600 tanks vs 6 German divisions.

Africa

HOSTILITIES CEASE: Lettow meets British Province Commissioner on river Chambezi, hands acceptance telegram for Kaiser; British PoWs released.

Sea War

Irish Sea: Cruiser Cochrane runs aground in Mersey, becomes total loss.

Neutrals

Holland: Interned Royal Navy Division members sail home.

Home Fronts

Germany: Grand Dukes of Baden, Anhalt (November 12), Saxe-Coburg and Mecklenburg abdicate. Bundesrat ordered to continue functions.
USA: Wheat substitute bread regulations suspended.
Britain: Labour Conference decides to leave war coalition and issues Labour programme.

About The Author

Kretaner

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.