Diary October 15, 1917

10-1917, Diary WWI, War Diary, Year 1917 / 1 minute of reading

The Kashmiri Mountain Battery at the Battle of Nyangao and Mahlwa.

World War One Diary for Monday, October 15, 1917:

Africa

East Africa – Battle of Nyangao and Mahiwa (until October 18): ‘An equatorial Gettysburg’ (largest battle of the war), c.4,950 British, 12 guns, 4 mortars, 147 MGs vs 3,000 Germans and c.3 guns. Wahle evacuates Mtana due to Nigerian Brigade and fights it north of Mahiwa.

Western Front

Aisne: German guns fire 90,000 rounds phosgene gas shell (until October 22) at French in Ailette Basin near Laffaux; 1,200 gassed (110 deaths). Artillery duels northeast of Soissons on October 17.

Home Fronts

France: Mata Hari shot as spy at Vincennes, aged 41.
USA: Shipping Board takes over private ocean-going ships.
Germany: Ludendorff reports to War Office on OHL meetings with unions.

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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.

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