Diary January 13, 1917

01-1917, Diary WWI, War Diary, Year 1917 / 1 minute of reading

A Rumanian soldier wearing ragged and improvised equipment typical of an army which has suffered heavy defeats. He has a Rumanian M1915 gasmask – a grey wool hood impregnated with sodium thiosulphate.

World War One Diary for Saturday, January 13, 1917:

Eastern Front

Rumania – Battle of Pralea (until January 18): Rumanians hold Susitza valley.

Middle East

Arabia: Abdulla’s 5,000 Arabs capture Mecca-bound Turk convoy (much gold), reach Wadi Ais, 50 miles northwest of Medina on January 19.

Politics

Rumania: US and Dutch Ambassadors leave Rumania.

Neutrals

USA: Trotsky lands in New York.

About The Author

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.