Year 1918

World War One Diary for Friday, November 1, 1918: Western Front France: FOCH’S PLAN FOR FINAL PHASE OF GENERAL OFFENSIVE (until November 11): major thrusts by BEF in North and […]

World War One Diary for Thursday, October 31, 1918: Southern Fronts Piave: Italian Fourth and Sixth Armies occupy empty Austrian Grappa and Asiago lines, by 1700 hours 2 Alpini battalions

World War One Diary for Wednesday, October 30, 1918: Southern Fronts Piave: Italian Firenze lancers and Bersaglieri cyclists enter Vittorio Veneto (old Austrian Sixth Army headquarter). Third Army storms Lower

World War One Diary for Tuesday, October 29, 1918: Southern Fronts Italian Front – AT 0830 HOURS AUSTRIANS SEEK ARMISTICE: Captain Ruggera takes white flag to Italian lines at Serravak

World War One Diary for Monday, October 28, 1918: Middle East Mesopotamia – Battle of Sharqat (until October 30): 1/7th Gurkhas ferried over to Cassels after 33­-mile march in 21

World War One Diary for Sunday, October 27, 1918: Southern Fronts Piave: Austrian counter­-attacks recapture Mt Pertica (briefly), Istrice and Valderoa (600 PoWs). After wading across from 0645 hours Italians

World War One Diary for Saturday, October 26, 1918: Southern Fronts Piave: Italian Grappa attacks mainly fail, gaining only Peak 1186 and Col del Cuc (Aosta Alpini Battalion 568 casualties

World War One Diary for Friday, October 25, 1918: Southern Fronts Piave: ­British overrun rest of Papadopoli Island (night October 25-26) but flooding river delays main crossing. Italian Grappa attacks

World War One Diary for Thursday, October 24, 1918: Southern Fronts Italian Front: BATTLE OF VITTORIO VENETO (THIRD PIAVE; until November 4) begins in rain on Caporetto first anniversary at

World War One Diary for Wednesday, October 23, 1918: Western Front Selle – Third phase: Byng’s Third Army (including 6 tanks) attacks Forest and Ovillers, captures Grand Champ Ridge, Rawlinson’s

World War One Diary for Tuesday, October 22, 1918: Sea War North Sea: Levetzow delivers verbal operational order (Operations Plan No 19) to Hipper at Wilhelmshaven: ‘High Seas Fleet shall

World War One Diary for Monday, October 21, 1918: Southern Fronts Italian Front: Diaz’s final orders for upcoming offensive stress aim ‘to separate the Austrian forces on the Trentino from

World War One Diary for Sunday, October 20, 1918: Southern Fronts Serbia – Battle of Paracin (­until October 23): Serb First Army attacks strong counter-attacking German rearguards in Upper Morava

World War One Diary for Saturday, October 19, 1918: Western Front France: FOCH’S LAST GENERAL DIRECTIVE to his 14 armies. Britain: Haig visits CIGS and War Cabinet in London, considers

World War One Diary for Friday, October 18, 1918: Western Front Serre: Mangin’s French Tenth Army wins final victory breaking Hunding line astride river Serre (Czechs in action on October