Year 1918

World War One Diary for Saturday, August 3, 1918: Western Front Marne and Aisne: Allied advance on 30-mile front to Fismes, US III Corps marching towards the Vesle takes Fismes […]

World War One Diary for Friday, August 2, 1918: Western Front Champagne and Marne: FRENCH (11th Division chasseurs) REOCCUPY SOISSONS (300 of 15.000 population left) and advance up to 6

World War One Diary for Thursday, August 1, 1918: Air War Germany: Army Air Service has 318 front-line units with establishment of 2,569 aircraft (excluding depot reserve) including 1,053 fighters

World War One Diary for Wednesday, July 31, 1918: Air War Italian Front: Austrian ace Oblt F Linke-Crawford (c.30 victories) killed, his Phoenix fighter shot down at Montello by Cuttle

World War One Diary for Tuesday, July 30, 1918: Western Front Champagne and Marne: Allies capture Romigny-St Gemme. Fierce German resistance continues. American poet and journalist Sergeant Joyce Kilmer killed

World War One Diary for Monday, July 29, 1918: Western Front Germany: Kaiser allows retreat to Bluecher position north of Vesle, Ludendorff orders on July 30. Champagne and Marne: French

World War One Diary for Sunday, July 28, 1918: Western Front Champagne and Marne: Since July 26, Allies (most of 5 US divisions engaged until July 31) have advanced 4

World War One Diary for Saturday, July 27, 1918: Western Front Champagne and Marne: Allied tanks and cavalry units pursue retreating Germans, but they have railway alternative to Soissons and

World War One Diary for Friday, July 26, 1918: Western Front Champagne and Marne: ­GENERAL GERMAN RETREAT begins towards Eperrau, then extends to Marne and Ourcq valleys. Air War Western

World War One Diary for Thursday, July 25, 1918: Western Front Champagne and Marne: Allies advance 2 miles, occupying Fare Forest and capturing La Croise Range, Oulchy-le­-Chateau and Villemontoire (6

World War One Diary for Wednesday, July 24, 1918: Western Front Champagne and Marne: Army Group Crown Prince reports 18 divisions unbattleworthy. Allies advance north of Chateau-Thierry towards Fere-en-Tardenois, reach

World War One Diary for Tuesday, July 23, 1918: Western Front Champagne and Marne: German defence tenacious by 27 divisions in line; French advance on 2-mile front north of river

World War One Diary for Monday, July 22, 1918: Western Front Champagne and Marne: ALLIES CROSS THE MARNE near Dormans, Germans retreat 5-6 miles beyond Chateau-Thierry between the Ourcq and

World War One Diary for Sundday, July 21, 1918: Western Front Champagne and Marne: ­CHATEAU-THIERRY RECAPTURED BY FRENCH after Germans retreat 5 miles (night July 20-21). French reach Lassery-Chateau-Thierry road

World War One Diary for Saturday, July 20, 1918: Western Front Champagne and Marne: ­GERMANS RECROSS THE MARNE. Total Allied captures since July 15 are 20,000 PoWs and 400 guns.