Diary April 8, 1918

04-1918, Diary WWI, War Diary, Year 1918 / 1 minute of reading

British troops blinded by gas await medical treatment and evacuation to the rear.

World War One Diary for Monday, April 8, 1918:

Western Front

Flanders: Germans shell whole BEF front including 40,000 mustard shells on Armientieres. Portuguese battalion refuses to march to trenches (relief due evening April 9).
Aisne: Germans reoccupy Coucy Ie Chateau, reach Oise-Aisne canal line on April 9.

Africa

Mozambique: Rosecol reconnaissance coy skirmish east of Medo (84 miles from coast). Gambia Coy returns home to Bathurst.

Home Fronts

USA: National War Labor Board appointed.
Turkey: Constantinople housing rents fixed at 50% of March 1, 1916 level for war plus 6 months, but law largely dead letter.
France: First Renault FT-17 tank battalion formed with 72 tanks.

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My name is Norman 'Kretaner' and since my childhood I am interested in history and strategy games. Later, I have learned programming and the development of computer games, and finally with the Internet, also web design. I'm in the fortunate position to combine all my interests with my work and to live on a place of my choice, on Crete. All information, figures, specifications and statistics used here had been compiled from a variety of sources and the large, over decades collected, library of the author about military history, WW2 and weapons.

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