Diary February 19, 1918
World War One Diary for Tuesday, February 19, 1918: Middle East Palestine: British XX Corps plus Anzac Mounted Division (6,800 men with 54 guns) gain 2 miles on 15-mile front […]
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Year 1918
Diary February 18, 1918
World War One Diary for Monday, February 18, 1918: Eastern Front GERMANS RESUME WAR (until March 2): Operation Faustschlag with 52 divisions, which take Dvinsk and Lutsk, advancing down railways
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Diary February 17, 1918
World War One Diary for Sunday, February 17, 1918: Air War Britain: Giant R25 bombs St Pancras Station and hotel (42 casualties from total 53) in solo London raid (night
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Diary February 16, 1918
World War One Diary for Saturday, February 16, 1918: Air War Britain: Moonlight raid on London (18 casualties). Giant R12 (Seydlitz-Gerstenburg) rams balloon aprox. 10,000ft over Woolwich and plunges 1,000ft,
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Diary February 15, 1918
World War One Diary for Friday, February 15, 1918: Sea War Channel: 11 German destroyers (2nd Flotilla) raid Dover Straits Barrage (night February 15-16), sink trawler and 7 drifters (4
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Diary February 14, 1918
World War One Diary for Thursday, February 14, 1918: Eastern Front USSR – RED ARMY FORMED (Decree published on February 23): Volunteer force, commanders to get 4 months basic training
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Diary February 13, 1918
World War One Diary for Wednesday, February 13, 1918: Western Front Germany: Ludendorff promises Kaiser victory in proposed spring offensive. Champagne: ÂFrench finally eliminate TahureÂ-Butte du Mesnil Salient, US guns
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Diary February 12, 1918
World War One Diary for Tuesday, February 12, 1918: Middle East Armenia: Turk Offensive (45,000-50,000 in 8 divisions with 160 guns) begins with taking Cardakli on Zara-Sivas road and advance
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Diary February 11, 1918
World War One Diary for Monday, February 11, 1918: Politics USA: Wilson adds four war aims points in Congress address, says no general peace obtainable by separate negotiation. Sea War
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Diary February 10, 1918
World War One Diary for Sunday, February 10, 1918: Eastern Front Brest-Litovsk: Trotsky (before leaving talks for 4th time) announces ‘no peace, no war’ against Central Powers though demobilization ordered.
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Diary February 9, 1918
World War One Diary for Saturday, February 9, 1918: Eastern Front Central Powers sign separate peace with Ukraine including 1 million t food for Polish Kholm land. Western Front Somme:
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Diary February 8, 1918
World War One Diary for Friday, February 8, 1918: Eastern Front Ukraine: Czech Corps made part of Czech Army in France. Finland: Mannerheim moves Headquarter inland to Seinajoki rail junction,
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Diary February 7, 1918
World War One Diary for Thursday, February 7, 1918: Politics France: Decree creates Czech Army. Rumania: British Foreign Office cables to Jassy urging no separate Rumanian peace. Eastern Front Brest-Litovsk:
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Diary February 6, 1918
World War One Diary for Wednesday, February 6, 1918: Home Fronts Britain: Electoral Reform Act passed, 6 million WOMEN OVER 30 RECEIVE VOTE, Commons enlarged by 37 members to 707.
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Diary February 5, 1918
World War One Diary for Tuesday, February 5, 1918: Air War Western Front: Lieutenant Thompson of 103rd Aero Squadron (mainly Lafayette Escadrille veterans) first American fighter pilot serving in US
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