07-1917

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 […]

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

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) Constantino­ple (Golden Horn area)

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).

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

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

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.

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

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)

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