Diary January 16, 1918
World War One Diary for Wednesday, January 16, 1918: Home Fronts Austria: General strikes until January 21 over daily bread ration cut (7 1/2 oz to under 6oz) and BrestÂ-Litovsk […]
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Diary January 15, 1918
World War One Diary for Tuesday, January 15, 1918: Western Front Lorraine: US I Corps formed (General Hunter Liggett) at Neuf Chateau – 1st, 2nd, 26th and 42nd US Divisions.
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Diary January 14, 1918
World War One Diary for Monday, January 14, 1918: Eastern Front Russia: Lenin receives diplomatic corps, speaks at departure of ‘first volunteers of the Socialist army’ and escapes shots fired
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Diary January 13, 1918
World War One Diary for Sunday, January 13, 1918: Eastern Front Russia: Reds imprison Rumanian Ambassador Diamandi (released January 15 after diplomatic corps protest) and seize Rumanian gold in retaliation
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Diary January 12, 1918
World War One Diary for Saturday, January 12, 1918: Home Fronts Britain: Officers pay put up to 10s 6d pd plus child allowÂances. Workers loot closed food shops in Leytonstone
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Diary January 11, 1918
World War One Diary for Friday, January 11, 1918: Western Front French raids in Argonne, Vosges and Champagne, German one fails south of Anmentieres. Home Fronts Russia: Sovnarkom orders all
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Diary January 10, 1918
World War One Diary for Thursday, January 10, 1918: Western Front Britain: Supreme War Council recommend BEF take over more of French sector, and creation of general Allied reserve (January
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Diary January 9, 1918
World War One Diary for Wednesday, Jnauary 9, 1918: Africa Mozambique: Hawthorn’s 3 KAR battalions drive Goering Detachment (3 coys) to east bank of river Lugenda and take Luambala from
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Diary January 8, 1918
World War One Diary for Tuesday, January 8, 1918: Politics USA: WILSON’S FOURTEEN POINTS MESSAGE TO CONGRESS outlines peace programme. Office of Public Information distributes all over Europe. French Parliament
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Diary January 7, 1918
World War One Diary for Monday, January 7, 1918: Africa Mozambique: Main body Gold Coast Regiment (500 + 300 carriers) lands at Port Amelia. British column from Fort Johnston drives
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Diary January 6, 1918
World War One Diary for Sunday, January 6, 1918: Middle East Heiaz Railway: Nasir’s 300 Arabs with 1 gun capture Jurf-edÂ-Derawish Station with over 200 Turks 30 miles north of
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Diary January 5, 1918
World War One Diary for Saturday, January 5, 1918: Western Front Cambrai: German attacks on British east of Bullecourt repulsed (and on January 8), trench raid near Bullecourt on January
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Diary January 4, 1918
World War One Diary for Friday, January 4, 1918: Sea War Bristol Channel: British hospital ship Rewa (4 lives lost) from Mediterranean sunk by U-55. North Sea: RNAS aircraft raid
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Diary January 3, 1918
World War One Diary for Thursday, January 3, 1918: Air War Britain: Air Council replaces Air Board, analogous to Army Council and Board of Admiralty. Lord Rothermere first Secretary of
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Diary January 2, 1918
World War One Diary for Wednesday, December 2, 1917: Politics USA: War Mission in Europe urges speedy troop dispatch and merchant ship building; first 100 of 1,500 US farm tractors
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