Diary February 28, 1918

02-1918, Diary WWI, War Diary, Year 1918 / 1 minute of reading

U-boat at sea. By 1918, the submarines had taken on a size and shape that also triggered the ‘Battle of the Atlantic’ of World War II.

World War One Diary for Thursday, February 28, 1918:

Sea War

Allied and neutral shipping losses to U-boats during February: 115 ships (68 British with 697 lives) worth 318,174t (British 226,896t). U-boat figure 138 ships worth 335,202t including 37 ships of 84,118t in Mediterranean or 574t per U-boat day on sea, highest since May 1917.
Adriatic: Admiral Njegovan resigns as Austrian C-in-C to facilitate ‘rejuvenation’ of command.

Western Front

Britain: During February BEF take 312 German PoWs.
Germany: General preparation period including training for 56 divisions over, now 180 divisions in West (6 arrive in February).
France: French order first (970) self-propelled guns (Renault 75mm).
Aisne: German attack near Chavignon repulsed.

Eastern Front

Ukraine: Austrians (including Polish Legion) enter north of river Prut. Germans capture Russian Army Pripet Marshes Flotilla and reach river Dnieper near Mosyr.

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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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