Diary October 27, 1917

10-1917, Diary WWI, War Diary, Year 1917 / 1 minute of reading

Italian mechanized transport coloumn retreats during the Battle of Caporetto.

World War One Diary for Saturday, October 27, 1917:

Southern Fronts

Isonzo: Cadorna orders general retreat at 0230 hours, already widely happening on jammed roads. German Alpenkorps and 2 other divisions reach river Torre beyond Cividale. Cadorna accepts Foch’s offer from October 26 of 4 French divisions.

Middle East

Palestine: 218 British guns shell Gaza (until October 31, Allied naval bombardment from October 29); 8th Mounted Brigade holds Turk 3rd Cavalry Division reconnaissance in force north of El Baqqar.
Arabia: Maulud’s 550 Arabs near Petra repel 4 Turk battalions, cavalry regiment and 10 guns from Maan.

Western Front

Flanders: French and Belgian troops penetrate up to 1 3/4 miles astride Ypres-Dixmude Road.

Air War

Ypres: Royal Flying Corps and balloons help engage 116 German batteries and over 200 other targets. 2 German airfields bombed. Night bombers strike 7 more and 3 railway stations and other targets (night October 27-28).
Palestine: RFC aircraft patrol in pairs to cover Allenby’s concentration, Bristol Fighter destroys German two-seater plane before it can return with vital photos on October 30. Air photography has plotted 131 Turk batteries.

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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.