Diary July 16, 1917
World War One Diary for Monday, July 16, 1917: Home Fronts Russian ‘July Days’ Rising (Âuntil July 19): abortive part-Trotsky inspired revolt in Petrograd, Lenin returns on July 17 and […]
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Diary July 15, 1917
World War One Diary for Sunday, July 15, 1917: Air War Southern Turkey: 4 Royal Navy Air Service Short seaplanes from HMS Empress report hits on cotton factories near Adana.
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Diary July 14, 1917
World War One Diary for Saturday, July 14, 1917: Western Front Flanders: Between July 14 and August 4 German artillery fire 1 million rounds (2,500t) of mustard gas shell at
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Diary July 13, 1917
World War One Diary for Friday, July 13, 1917: Politics Germany: Bethmann resigns as Imperial German Chancellor, Dr Michaelis (unknown to Kaiser) succeeds on July 14. Foreign minister Zimmermann resigns
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Diary July 12, 1917
World War One Diary for Thursday, July 12, 1917: Western Front Flanders – FIRST USE OF MUSTARD GAS: Germans fire 50,000 rounds (125t) at British near Ypres (Allies dub it
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Diary July 11, 1917
World War One Diary for Wednesday, July 11, 1917: Air War Britain: Cabinet decides to set up committee including Smuts on air defence and organization. Western Front: After bad weather
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Diary July 10, 1917
World War One Diary for Tuesday, July 10, 1917: Western Front Flanders – German dusk 15 battalion attack on Nieuport: Fierce artillery duels. German marines advance near Lombaertzyde on 1,400-yard
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Diary July 9, 1917
World War One Diary for Monday, July 9, 1917: Air War Turkey: An RNAS Handley Page (flown out to Mudros in May) bombs (8 x 112lb) ConstantinoÂple (Golden Horn area)
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Diary July 8, 1917
World War One Diary for Sunday, July 8, 1917: Middle East Mesopotamia: British occupy Dhibban on Euphrates during hottest summer in memory (122°F in shade at Baghdad).
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Diary July 6, 1917
World War One Diary for Friday, July 6, 1917: Air War Western Front: Guynemer scores first victory with his new 37-mm Puteaux cannon-armed Spad S12, DFW downed with a single
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Diary July 5, 1917
World War One Diary for Thursday, July 5, 1917: Sea War Germany: Hunger and coaling strike by ratings beginning with High Seas Fleet flagship secures the establishment of food supervisory
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Diary July 4, 1917
World War One Diary for Wednesday, July 4, 1917: Sea War North Sea: Redesigned light battlecruiser HMS Furious joins Grand Fleet (rebuilt since March 19) as carrier with 10 aircraft.
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Diary July 3, 1917
World War One Diary for Tuesday, July 3, 1917: Western Front Aisne: Larger scale German attacks on 11-mile front north of the Aisne. Eastern Front Galicia: Russian Eleventh Army has
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Diary July 2, 1917
World War One Diary for Monday, July 2, 1917: Middle East Turkey: German c.6500-strong Asia Corps (3 battalions, 3 cavalry troops, 18 guns, 18 MGs, 12 mortars, 4 air squadrons)
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Diary July 1, 1917
World War One Diary for Sunday, July 1, 1917: Sea War Britain: 3,000 British merchant ships have guns; 2,180 guns mounted in 1917 only 190 under 12-pounder (3-inch) calibre. ASW
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