05-1917

World War One Diary for Sunday, May 13, 1917: Western Front Flanders: General Sir H Gough to command key northern wing of Ypres offensive. Somme: ­British gains on ‘Greenland Hill’. […]

World War One Diary for Saturday, May 12, 1917: Southern Fronts Tenth Battle of the Isonzo (until June 4): Two-day Italian barrage begins at dawn on 25-mile front with 1,058

World War One Diary for Friday, May 11, 1917: Home Fronts USA: Only 125 aliens arrested since 6 April. France: 10,000 Paris clothing workers strike (until May 23) against living

World War One Diary for Thursday, May 10, 1917: Western Front USA: PERSHING APPOINTED C-IN­-C AMERICAN EXPEDITION­ARY FORCE (AEF). France: Ribot cabinet decide to make Petain C-in-C but Nivelle refuses

World War One Diary for Wednesday, May 9, 1917: Western Front Aisne – NIVELLE OFFEN­SIVE ENDS: German counter­-attacks fail at Chemin des Dames, Craonne and Goroeny. Southern Fronts Serbia –

World War One Diary for Tuesday, May 8, 1917: Western Front Artois: 5th Bavarian Division (176+ guns supporting) recaptures Fresnoy at second attempt (until May 9). Aisne: French storm and

World War One Diary for Monday, May 7, 1917: Home Fronts Russia: First post-Revolution Bolshevik Party Conference (­until May 12) with 80,000 members; Lenin elected to Central Committee. Air War

World War One Diary for Sunday, May 6, 1917: Western Front Aisne: French Reserve Army Group dissolved, Micheler takes over Fifth Army from Mazel. Artois: British repulse counter­-attack near river

World War One Diary for Saturday, May 5, 1917: Western Front Aisne: With 48 Saint Chamond tanks (combat debut) in support (6 lost) French take crest of Craonne Ridge including

World War One Diary for Friday, May 4, 1917: Western Front Germany: All 52 German reseve divisions of April 1 have been engaged. Allies still have 30. Aisne: French XVIII

World War One Diary for Thursday, May 3, 1917: Western Front Artois – Third Battle of the Scarpe (until May 4): British attack on 16-mile front east of Arras with

World War One Diary for Wednesday, May 2, 1917: Air War Western Front: From behind BEF barrage hedge-hopping Nieuport fighters destroy 4 German balloons (7 destroyed similarly on May 7

World War One Diary for Tuesday, May 1, 1917: Sea War Eastern Atlantic: HM submarine E54 sinks U-81 off Western Ireland. Mediterranean: In May 28 U-boats in Pola-Cattaro Flotilla. Allies