Diary March 16, 1918

03-1918, Diary WWI, War Diary, Year 1918 / 1 minute of reading

German infantry marches for Operation Michael to the Western Front.

World War One Diary for Saturday, March 16, 1918:

Western Front

Germany: Most German Operation Michael artillery now in position, infantry begins night approach marches until March 18.
Verdun: Raid and counter-raiding, French take 160 PoWs, Germans 200.

Middle East

Arabia: Arabs disperse Turk camel corps northwest of Medina. Hejaz Railway near Bowat damaged, train derailed (March 19-20).

Secret War

Britain: Haig tells King he can smash any attack. Churchill memo envisages mine-clearing tanks.
Austria: Vienna police report ‘… great and rather widespread resentment against Germany’.

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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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