Diary May 25, 1917

05-1917, Diary WWI, War Diary, Year 1917 / 1 minute of reading

Bombs in position under the fuselage and wing of a Gotha bomber prior to a mission against London.

World War One Diary for Friday, May 25, 1917:

Air War

Britain – GOTHA BOMBING CAMPAIGN BEGINS: 21 of 23 Gotha bombers of Kagohl 3 (Brandenburg) fail to reach London due to clouds and 1 lost (shot down by RNAS Dunkirk) attack Folkestone and Shorncliffe army camp with 5.1t bombs in 10 minutes (171 civilian casualties, 116 military casualties – more than in any Zeppelin raid). Home Defence Group allotted 20 extra fighters.
Western Front: Guynemer achieves 4 kills in one day (total 45).

Eastern Front

Russia: Kerensky’s Order for the Offensive of the Army and Fleet declares exhorts ‘Without discipline there can be no safety’.
Bukovina: Kornilov takes over Russian Eighth Army from Kaledin.

Southern Fronts

Isonzo: Italians take two villages and clear Hudi Log salient with 2,000 PoWs.

Sea War

Atlantic: U-boat sinks AMC Hilary (4 lifes lost).

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.