Diary October 3, 1917

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

Desolation after the battle – the strafed wood.

World War One Diary for Wednesday, October 3, 1917:

Western Front

Ypres: Battle of Polygon Wood ends.
Champagne: French guns disrupt German reserves massing for attacks east of Reims.

Eastern Front

Baltic Provinces: Intense artillery duel in Jakobstadt area.
Bukovina: Russian guns foil attack 7 miles north of Rumanian border.
Rumania: Bulgars attack Rumanians north of river Buzeu mouth.

Middle East

Mesopotamia: Russians take Nereman village 50 miles north of Mosul.

Sea War

Mediterranean: Local convoys start, through convoys by October 30, up to three per week from October 15. Indian Cape trade diverted to Port Said for through Mediterranean convoy (first two lose 5 ships, but next four unscathed). Japanese mainly escort troopships.

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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.