Diary May 5, 1918

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

World War One Diary for Sunday, May 5, 1918:

Western Front

Artillery duels and widespread skirmishing.
France: Foch orders army commanders and higher not to yield ground for defence in depth.
Somme: British advance at Morlancourt between Ancre and Somme.

Eastern Front

USSR: Trotsky approves ‘in principle’ re-routing Czech 2nd Division (still west of Omsk) via Archangel.
Finland: Last Red Guards surrender in Kymi Valley; 9,000 PoWs; 57 guns and 120 MGs; c.280 Reds shot (until May 15) despite orders.

Africa

Mozambique: Rosecol takes over Pamforce advance. Action of Nanungu in Kireka Mountains (30 miles west of Koronje and 160 miles south of Lake Nyasa): Lettow’s 404 men (107 casualties) beat c.800 KAR from NRFF (c.211 cas including 106 PoWs), but both sides retire during night (until May 8).

Sea War

North Sea: U-boat sinks sloop HMS Rhododendron.

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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.