05-1918

World War One Diary for Thursday, May 16, 1918: Eastern Front USSR: Red Army revolt at Saratov on Volga. Southern Russia: General Krasnov elected Ataman of Don Cossacks (replaces Popov) […]

World War One Diary for Wednesday, May 15, 1918: Western Front Artillery duels (until May 16) and skirmishes. Somme: US 1st Division ordered to capture Cantigny. Aisne: 28 German assault

World War One Diary for Tuesday, May 14, 1918: Eastern Front Siberia: Czech 1st Division first clashes with Bolsheviks at Chelyabinsk (east of the Urals) and seizes the town. USSR:

World War One Diary for Monday, May 13, 1918: Sea War Adriatic: Italian tracked naval torpedo motorboat (like a ‘tank’) Grillo (foiled May 6-7) crawls into Pola harbour, is discovered

World War One Diary for Sunday, May 12, 1918: Air War Western Front: Mannock’s SE5a flight of No 74 Squadron destroy 6 of 8 German fighters encountered, Mannock scores over

World War One Diary for Saturday, May 11, 1918: Sea War Eastern Atlantic: Royal Navy submarine E35 torpedoes and sinks U-154, 150 miles off Cape St Vincent. Middle East Hejaz

World War One Diary for Friday, May 10, 1918: Sea War North Sea: British blocking attack on Ostend (49 casualties, 3 Victoria Cross) night May 9-10; war-weary cruiser Vindictive (laden

World War One Diary for Thursday, May 9, 1918: Air War Western Front: French ace Fonck in 5min 50sec (in Spad) destroys 6 German aircraft (again on September 26) over

World War One Diary for Wednesday, May 8, 1918: Air War Britain: Trenchard accepts command of Independent Air Force for bombing Germany. Salonika: 6 RAF aircraft drop 4,500lb bombs (in

World War One Diary for Tuesday, May 7, 1918: Eastern Front PEACE OF BUCHAREST BETWEEN RUMANIA AND CENTRAL POWERS: Bulgaria gets all land lost in 1913, Central Powers to control

World War One Diary for Monday, May 6, 1918: Southern Fronts Salonika: British coy trench raid (81 casualties) west of Lake Doiran uses body shields, blows up pillbox (night May

World War One Diary for Sunday, May 5, 1918: Western Front Artillery duels and widespread skirmishing. France: Foch orders army commanders and higher not to yield ground for defence in

World War One Diary for Saturday, May 4, 1918: Western Front Flanders: Allied positions in Locre and south of Ypres sectors heavily shelled. Eastern Front Austria: Officials seize German food

World War One Diary for Friday, May 3, 1918: Air War Germany: DH4s of No 55 Squadron seriously damage goods statin rail tracks and rolling stock at Thionville. Western Front­:

World War One Diary for Thursday, May 2, 1918: Eastern Front Don: Cossacks cable Kaiser for help against Bolsheviks. Finland: Red Western Army collapses, 20,000 PoWs; 50 guns and 200