Diary October 21, 1917

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

March of American soldiers to the French Western Front.

World War One Diary for Sunday, October 21, 1917:

Western Front

Lorraine – US TROOPS ENTER LINE: US 1st Division joins French in Luneville sector. Each American unit of the division is attached to an equal French unit.

Eastern Front

Baltic Provinces: Germans land on mainland Estonia at Verder opposite Moon Island, but repulsed 8 miles north and 8 miles south on October 23; claim 20,130 PoWs and 141 guns since October 12 for 54 killed.
Russian Southwest Front: 84,948 officers and men on committees.

Southern Fronts

Serbia: Bulgars and Germans again shell Monastir.
Italian Front: Cadorna cables British DMO Major-General Maurice ‘The attack is coming but I am confident of being able to meet it.’

Africa

East Africa: Hanforce saves Lukuledi prison and pushes Kraut 2 miles south rewards Ndanda, but retires north back to Ruponda from October 22 to November 7.

Sea War

North Sea: Dover Patrol shells Ostend; monitors Erebus and Terror (off Dunkirk) survive total of 4 torpedo hits (from 3 German torpedo boats) thanks to bulge protection.

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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.