Diary August 15, 1918

08-1918, Diary WWI, War Diary, Year 1918 / 1 minute of reading

A Canadian 60-pounder battery in action, August 1918.

World War One Diary for Thursday, August 15, 1918:

Western Front

Somme: BEF recrosses the Ancre (for last time). Canadian Corps actions around Damery (until August 17, repulse counter-attack on August 16). Haig refuses to obey Foch’s order from August 11 for attack on Roye-Chaulnes, but will attack north of Somme (c. August 21). French Third Army captures Lassigny Massif (town on August 21) halts on river Divette on August 22.
Flanders: Rupprecht warns Prince Max of Baden ‘Our military situation has deteriorated so rapidly that I no longer believe we can hold out over the winter; it is even possible that a catastrophe will come earlier.’

Eastern Front

USA: Government severs relations with Soviet Government.
East Siberia: Heavy Red shelling (until August 17) answered on August 16 by HMS Suffolk 12-pounder in armoured train. Siberian Regional Duma meets in Tomsk.
Kuban: Volunteer Army captures capital Ekaterinodar (Denikin enters on August 16).

Sea War

North Sea: Harwich Force destroyers Ullswater and Scott sunk (torpedo and mine respectively) escorting Dutch convoy.

Air War

Western Front: German fighters break up Allied formations, claim 25 Allied aircraft for 4 lost.

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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.