Diary December 7, 1917

12-1917, Diary WWI, War Diary, Year 1917 / 1 minute of reading

Captured British tanks Mark IV at Cambrai. These vehicles form the main body of the German tank force in the upcoming spring offensive.

World War One Diary for Friday, December 7, 1917:

Western Front

Britain: BEF GHQ Intelligence predict German 1918 offensive no later than March 1918.
Battle of Cambrai ends: British 2-2 1/2 miles in advance of November 20 line in north but have lost almost equal own ground in South.
France: US 42nd ‘Rainbow’ Division arrives (personnel from 26 US states).

Eastern Front

Official truce between Russia and Central Powers (until December 17).

Politics

USA: GOVERNMENT DECLARES WAR ON AUSTRIA (Panama on December 10, Cuba on December 16).
Austria: Ministers agree on peace with Russia without gains.

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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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