Diary August 29, 1918

German cemetery of honour for soldiers killed in the Flanders battles
German cemetery of honour for soldiers killed in the Flanders battles of 1914, at which the marching back soldiers said ‘It seems they are well lying there, because they have overcome it’.
World War One Diary for Thursday, August 29, 1918:

Western Front

GERMANS BEGIN EVACUA­TION OF FLANDERS: Sniper kills British war poet Lt H L Simpson at Hazebrouck. CIGS telegram warns Haig ‘the War Cabinet would become anxious if we received heavy punishment in attacking the Hindenburg Line without success’.
Somme: New Zealand Division recaptures Bapaume.
Aisne: French re-occupy Noyon and cross river Ailette.
Artois: ­Canadians advance nearly 1,000 yards, taking 2 villages on river Sensee.

Sea War

Spanish SS Casara sunk by U­-boat.

Air War

Western Front: 16 RAF DH9s cause fires at Cambrai and Valenciennes stations, but 20 German fighters (4 lost) thwart 12 DH9s (2 lost) from bombing Somain station and their 15 escorting Sopwith Camel fighters lose 5. Germans claim 40 aircraft for loss of 4.

Oval@3x 2

Don’t miss the newest posts on Sunday!

We don’t spam! Read our privacy policy for more info.

for sharing:

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Scroll to Top