Diary May 24, 1918

05-1918, Diary WWI, War Diary, Year 1918 / 1 minute of reading

A German captured tank Mk IV is rolling to Allied lines.

World War One Diary for Friday, May 24, 1918:

Western Front

Britain: BEF Tank Corps Lieutenant-Colonel JFC Fuller writes ‘Plan 1919’ for Allied tank (4,992 requested) and allvehicle breakthrough on broad front. Haig receives revised version July 21. Foch agrees in principle August 6.
Flanders: Gas shelling of British at Nieppe forest (Arnnentieres).
Aisne: 12 tanks from German lines unable to cross French ‘Bardooelles Trench’.

Eastern Front

Northern Russia: Major-General Poole lands at Murmansk to organize North Russia Expedition Force, and cruiser USS Olympia joins Royal Navy squadron there.

Air War

Germany: Thyssen blast furnaces and iron/steel works Hagendingen attacked by 8 DH9s of No 99 Squadron (which shoot down 1 fighter).

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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.

Western Front

Eastern Front

Air War

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