Diary October 7, 1918

10-1918, Diary WWI, War Diary, Year 1918 / 1 minute of reading

World War One Diary for Monday, October 7, 1918:

Western Front

France: Supreme War Council learns new German Chancellor has approached President Wilson with request for armistice.
Aisne: French troops capture Berry-au-Bac.

Eastern Front

South Russia: General Berthelot proposes Salonika army use in South Russia to Clemenceau to protect Denikin’s White build up; Franchet d’Esperey opposes on October 27.
Volga: Red Fourth Army retakes Samara. (Red Eastern Front now 103,000 soldiers; 298 guns and 1,627 MGs strong.)
North Russia: US 339th Infantry coy wins skirmish at Borok, but Reds force Allied outposts back (October 9-10). Allies retreat 20 miles to Kurgomin-Tulgas (October 13-17) and repel Red attack (October 23).

Middle East

Balkans: Supreme Allied War Council decides Salonika Army will march east through Thrace to Constantinople, Milne to command (October 10), ready with 4 divisions on October 29.

Air War

Western Front: French pioneer aviator Roland Garros killed aged 30 (having escaped to Holland from Magdeburg PoW camp in February).

Politics

Poland: Poles in Warsaw proclaim independence, as do deputies in German Reichstag.
USA: Sir E Geddes and British Naval Mission arrive in New York.

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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.