03-1918

World War One Diary for Sunday, March 31, 1918: Western Front Easter Day: Germans claim 75,000 PoWs and c.1m000 guns captured since March 21. German Army peak ration strength 7,917,170 […]

World War One Diary for Saturday, March 30, 1918: Western Front Somme: British, Australian and Canadian troops (including 1,400 cavalry) counter­-attack, recapture most of Moreuil Wood and 3 other woods.

World War One Diary for Friday, March 29, 1918: Home Fronts France: Paris Gun causes 165 civilian casualties in Church of St Gervais. Senate votes 1919 class call up. Britain:

World War One Diary for Thursday, March 28, 1918: Western Front USA: Pershing places AEF units at Foch’s disposal. Artois – FOURTH BATTLE OF ARRAS: Ludendorffs Operation Mars fails bloodily

World War One Diary for Wendesday, March 27, 1918: Western Front Britain: BEF weekly officer casualties record 6,325 since March 21. Somme: ­Turning point in great offensive (by Rupprecht). French

World War One Diary for Tuesday, March 26, 1918: Western Front DOULLENS CONFERENCE between Clemenceau, Lord Milner, Haig, Petain and Foch (all but Haig met at Compiegne at 1700 hours

World War One Diary for Monday, March 25, 1918: Western Front Somme: A gap opens between BEF and French Armies. Germans capture Bapaume, Nesle and Noyon. Gough’s Fifth Army pushed

World War One Diary for Sunday, March 24, 1918: Western Front Somme: First Battle of Bapaume (until March 25). Separation of BEF and French Armies threatened. Germans destroy 500-strong South

World War One Diary for Friday, March 22, 1918: Western Front Somme – GERMANS OVERRUN MOST OF BEF BATILE ZONE. Masses of infantry advance; Germans ‘leapfrog’ fresh divisions through tired

World War One Diary for Thursday, March 21, 1918: Western Front Somme – SECOND BATTLE OF THE SOMME AND GERMAN SPRING OFFEN­SIVE begins: German Michael Offensive (or ‘Kaiser Battle’) (until

World War One Diary for Wednesday, March 20, 1918: Air War Germany: Iron Cross markings ordered changed to Balkenkreuze (Greek Cross) as from April 15. Britain: ­Trenchard tenders resignation but

World War One Diary for Tuesday, March 19, 1918: Western Front German attacks in Champagne and on Meuse. Somme: General Gough writes home predicting German offensive on Thursday, March 21.

World War One Diary for Monday, March 18, 1918: Western Front Germany: Hindenburg and Ludendorff moved forward HQ from Spa to Avesnes. Britain: British and Portuguese trench raids. Churchill visits

World War One Diary for Sunday, march 17, 1918: Western Front Britain: Two German deserters tell BEF XVIII Corps to expect 6-hour barrage, but no date. Eastern Front Ukraine: Kosch’s

World War One Diary for Saturday, March 16, 1918: Western Front Germany: Most German Operation Michael artillery now in position, infantry begins night approach marches until March 18. Verdun: Raid

World War One Diary for Friday, March 15, 1918: Air War Western Front: French ace Fonck (20 victories to date) kills German ace and fighter leader Tutshek (27 victories) over

World War One Diary for Thursday, March 14, 1918: Air War North Sea­: Floatplane clash; 2 Royal Naval Air Service planes attack 5 German planes (1 lost, 1 damaged, 1

World War One Diary for Wednesday, March 13, 1918: Home Fronts Germany: Interior Minister Waldow decides to cut farmers’ rations not workers to save 140,000t before Ukraine grain arrives. Western

World War One Diary for Tuesday, March 12, 1918: Air War Western Front­: Richthofen’s 64th victory in Jasta 11, clash with 9 Bristol Fighters of No 62 Squadron (4 lost).