05-1918

World War One Diary for Friday, May 31, 1918: Western Front Battlefield debut of French Renault FT-17 light tank: 30 (3 lost) in Retz Forest helps stem German advance as […]

World War One Diary for Thursday, May 30, 1918: Southern Fronts Macedonia – Combat of Skra di Legen: At 0455 hours Greek Crete and Archipelago divisions (2,659 casualties) storm fortified

World War One Diary for Wednesday, May 29, 1918: Western Front Marne­: GERMANS CAPTURE SOISSONS, Fere-en­-Tardenois, Vregny plateau and heights south of the Vesle, cross river Ourcq French forced off

World War One Diary for Tuesday, May 28, 1918: Western Front Somme – Battle of Cantigny: First AEF offensive operation, by US 28th Infantry Regiment (3,874 men; 823 casualties), 1st

World War One Diary for Monday, May 27, 1918: Western Front Aisne – THIRD BATTLE OF THE AISNE (until June 6): German Bluecher and Yorck Offensives against Anglo-French on Chemin

World War One Diary for Sunday, May 26, 1918: Sea War North Sea: US Mine Squadron 1 (Captain Reg Belkap’s 19 minelayers with 5,530 mines) arrives at Invergordon to help

World War One Diary for Saturday, May 25, 1918: Southern Fronts Piave: Bersaglieri and Arditi surprise more Austrian Capo Sile positions and repel two counter­-attacks (night May 25-26). Trentino: Alpini

World War One Diary for Friday, May 24, 1918: Western Front Britain: BEF Tank Corps Lieutenant-Colonel JFC Fuller writes ‘Plan 1919’ for Allied tank (4,992 requested) and all­vehicle breakthrough on

World War One Diary for Thursday, May 23, 1918: Sea War Adriatic: Royal Navy submarine H4 sinks returning coastal submarine UB-52 40 miles south of Cattaro. Channel: British AMC Moldavia

World War One Diary for Wednesday, May 22, 1918: Air War Western Front: Canadian ace Bishop returns, as Commander of No 85 Squadron (SE5s, with 3 American pilots), scores 27

World War One Diary for Tuesday, May 21, 1918: Air War Germany: 7 Handley Page bombers (1 lost) of No 216 Squadron RAF cause two-day plant closure at Oppau chemical

World War One Diary for Monday, May 20, 1918: Eastern Front USSR: Trotsky orders Czechs’ disarming by arrest or shooting. Central Executive Committee of Bolshevik Party declares war on Kulaks

World War One Diary for Sunday, May 19, 1918: Air War Britain – Largest, last and costliest RAID ON LONDON by bomber aircraft: 28 of 38 Gothas sent (6 lost,

World War One Diary for Saturday, May 18, 1918: Sea War Western Mediterranean: Heavily damaged (by carrier Empress seaplane escorting convoy off Gibraltar) U-39 forced into Cartagena (Spain) where interned

World War One Diary for Saturday, May 17, 1918: Air War Germany: Metz-Sablon main station, goods sheds and train hit by 12 DH4s of 55 Squadron (c.90 casualties). Later, 1