Diary December 8, 1917

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

Turkish cavalry in a camp near Jerusalem.

World War One Diary for Saturday, December 8, 1917:

Middle East

Palestine: British advance on Jerusalem begins despite heavy rain, 60th Division takes two villages, 297 PoWs, 3 guns and 12 MGs. Turk XX Corps (12,000 soldiers with c.50 guns) evacuates Jerusalem until December 9.

Western Front

Germans make 225 trench raids against BEF until March 21, 1918 and gain 62 unit identifications.

Eastern Front

All hostilities suspended.

Air War

Italian Front: 150 Allied aircraft over Frenzela valley fighting, Trentino. Italian ace Baracca scores 3 victories, winning Gold Medal.

Politics

Russia: British Ambassador in Petrograd disclaims wish to interfere in internal affairs.
Ecuador: Government breaks relations with Germany.

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Kretaner

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.