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World War I Thread
#101
Posted 18 September 2017 - 05:16 PM

#102
Posted 18 September 2017 - 05:20 PM

[July 31st, 1917] Three dead German soldiers in the wreckage of their shelter, 31st July 1917.
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[August 1st, 1917] Russia: Kerensky appoints General Kornilov Commander-in-Chief.
[August 1st, 1917] The Pope's Peace Note.
And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future.
#103
Posted 18 September 2017 - 08:04 PM

[August 2, 1917] First aircraft landing on a moving ship accomplished by Edwin Harris Dunning.
[August 2, 1917] on this day the Green Corn Rebellion began in rural Oklahoma
[August 3rd, 1917] Dead soldiers of one of the Highlanders regiments awaiting burial, August 1917.
[August 4th, 1917] Russia: Trotsky and Lunacharskii arrested.
[August 4, 1917] "Thousands marching, thousands watching our National Army, Chicago, Aug. 4, 1917"
[August 5, 1917] 100 years ago: Entire National Guard drafted for World War I
[August 6, 1917] Child Labor on Connecticut Tobacco Farms, August 6, 1917.
[August 6, 1917] Battle of Mărășești commences.
And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future.
#104
Posted 18 September 2017 - 08:14 PM

[August 6, 1917] My grandfather's war diary- in the vicinity of Ypres, Belgium
[August 10, 1917] Food and Fuel Control Act
[August 10th, 1917] France: The cinema brings some light relief to lonely boys at the Front.
[August 11, 1917] From my grandfather's war diary- in the Ypres Salient, Belgium.
[August 13, 1917] from my grandfather's war diary- somewhere in the Ypres Salient, Belgium
[August 14th, 1917] Peking: New Chinese President Feng Kua-Chang declares war on the Central Powers.
[August 14, 1917] My great grandmother's diary
[August 15th, 1917] US Troops Parade In London.
[August 15, 1917] At the Rear, Ypres Salient, Belgium. From my grandfather's war diary
[August 16, 1917] At the Rear, Ypres Salient, Belgium. From my grandfather's war diary
[August 16th, 1917] The Fight For Langemarck.
[August 16th- 18th, 1917] Second Battle of Langemarck (Initial phase of the Third Battle of Ypres).
And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future.
#105
Posted 18 September 2017 - 08:21 PM

[August 18, 1917] Returned to the Lines, Ypres Salient, Belgium. From my grandfather's war diary
[August 18th, 1917] "A Pleasing Picture" (Western Mail cartoon)
[August 20, 1917] In the Support Lines, Ypres Salient, Belgium. From my grandfather's war diary
[August 20th- 26th, 1917] Second Offensive Battle of Verdun.
[August 20, 1917] Changing times. The centennial of the 94th Aero Squadron. August 20, 1917-2017
[August 20th, 1917] Flanders: British troops stuck in Flanders mud.
[August 21st, 1917] Russia: German troops capture Riga, a major Russian port on the Baltic Sea.
[August 21st, 1917] German airship L23 is shot down by British aircraft over North Sea.
[August 21, 1917] Ruins of the Hospital of the Nazarene, at Gorizia, bombarded on August 21, 1917
And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future.
#106
Posted 18 September 2017 - 08:22 PM

A British soldier stands besides the grave of a comrade near Pilckem during the Third Battle of Ypres, 22nd August 1917.
And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future.
#107
Posted 18 September 2017 - 08:29 PM

[August 25th, 1917] France: Battle of Hill 70 ends.
[August 25th, 1917] Italian Front: Italians take Monte Santo, Austrian stronghold on Isonzo front.
[August 30th, 1917] The first test flight of the Beardmore W.B.II aircraft was conducted.
[30 August 1917] "Tanks in Flanders" - as reported in New Zealand newspapers on this date.
And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future.
#108
Posted 18 September 2017 - 08:33 PM

[September 1st- 3rd, 1917] Battle of Jugla.
[September 3rd, 1917] UK: 108 die in German air raids on the Isles of Sheppey and Thanet.
And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future.
#109
Posted 18 September 2017 - 08:34 PM

Men of the East Yorkshire Regiment crossing newly won ground at Frezenburg during the Third Battle of Ypres, 5 September 1917.
And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future.
#110
Posted 18 September 2017 - 08:35 PM

Men of the 4th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment in the trenches at Nieuport Bains, 8th September 1917. The sergeant in the foreground is watching the German line using a periscope fixed on his bayonet.
And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future.
#111
Posted 18 September 2017 - 08:42 PM

[September 9th, 1917] London: Government rejects peace plans of Pope Benedict XV.
[September 9, 1917] New Zealand troops mutiny over maltreatment at Étaples, France mutiny
[September 11th, 1917] UK: 200,000 women now estimated to be working on the land.
[September 14th, 1917] First flight: Fairey III.
[September 15th, 1917] Petrograd: Kerensky proclaims Russia a republic.
[September 15th, 1917] Peking: China offers 300,000 soldiers to aid the Allies on the W. Front.
[September 17th, 1917] Berlin: Government asks boys of 15 to volunteer for the army.
[September 17th, 1917] Russia: The Germans drive the Russians out of the Baltic port of Riga.
[September 18, 1917] A Daily Diary of the Great War — September 18, 1917
And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future.
#112
Posted 06 November 2017 - 03:00 AM

And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future.
#113
Posted 06 November 2017 - 03:10 AM

[October 1, 1917] Panoramic view of the ruins of Ypres, 1st October 1917
[October 2nd, 1917] London: Government declares trade embargo on Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Holland to stop supplies getting to the Germans.
[Oct 3 1917] Silent machine guns, a new Italian invention, allow ambush of Austrian flanks - Pensacola Journal
[October 4th, 1917] Italy: By royal decree heavy criminal sanctions are proclaimed against anyone who commits or incites to commit acts of defeatism (The decree will be abolished on 19 November 1918).
[October 4th, 1917] Seen in a prison camp at Saint Jean, a German Regimental Commander (in centre) with his adjutant and staff who were captured at Poelcapelle by the 11th Division on the 4th October during the Battle of Broodseinde.
[October 5th, 1917] Men of the 8th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment going up to the line near Frezenberg during the Third Battle of Ypres, 5 October 1917.
[5 October,1917] After Action. "There were none of our wounded about there, but we found a wounded Fritz who had been out since the previous morning, his wound, a broken leg, had been dressed." From my grandfather's war diary, Wellington Infantry Regiment (NZEF).
[October 7, 1917] It took stretcher-bearers three days to clear the field of wounded after the attack at Gravenstafel on 4 October. "Four men would carry a stretcher the 3 miles to safety - a trip that took them about four hours."
[October 8,1917] "The day has been wet again & we have had nothing to do...Tonight reinforcements arrived for the Battalion to replace the casualties of the 4th October, 80 men came to our Company". From my grandfather's war diary, Wellington Infantry Regiment %5BNZEF%5D
[October 9th, 1917] Men of the 4th Battalion, Coldstream Guards, looking at a German howitzer (possibly 10.5 cm Feldhaubitze M.12) they captured on the outskirts of Houlthulst Forest during the Battle of Poelcappelle, 9 October 1917.
[October 11th, 1917] Exhausted stretcher bearers from the 3rd Australian Division rest in the mud and drizzle of Broodseinde Ridge, during the Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele), 11 October 1917.
[October 12th, 1917] WWI: First Battle of Passchendaele: Allies fail to take a German defensive position with the biggest loss of life in a single day for New Zealand, over 800 of whose men and 45 officers are killed, roughly 1 in 1000 of the nation's population at this time.
[October 14th, 1917] Australian troops: Men of the 10th Brigade who had been in the front line trenches for several days have a foot inspection at Dragon Farm.
[October 14, 1917] Heading to "Hell Fire Ridge". From my grandfather’s diary. Wellington Infantry Regiment %5BNZEF%5D: "As we were leaving - I witnessed an enemy plane come down, its tail had been shot off & it "nose dived" down. One ... occupant fell out & came down on his own spread eagle fashion."
[October 16th, 1917] Battle of Mahiwa – South African reinforcements attacked German troops from the opposing side, but the Germans regrouped to a ridge near Mahiwa to hold off the attacks.
[October 18, 1917] Newspaper report of the action which results in greatest single-day losses for New Zealand troops, near Passchendaele, October 12th. With 2,700 casualties, including about 950 dead or missing. NZ newspaper “The Evening Post” carries the news - plenty of spin, no numbers cited.
[Oct 19 1917] Proposes Great Alliance.; "United States of Europe," Headed by Germany
And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future.
#114
Posted 06 November 2017 - 03:16 AM

And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future.
#115
Posted 06 November 2017 - 03:22 AM

[October 31, 1917] The Battle of Beersheba
[November 3, 1917] First Three American Soldiers Killed on the Western Front
And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future.
#116
Posted 07 November 2017 - 01:56 PM

#117
Posted 06 February 2018 - 04:05 PM

[November 5th, 1917] Assault on Passchendaele 12 October - 6 November 1917: A soldier running along a corduroy track through Chateau Wood. Originally captioned 'The Way to the Front', probably posed.
[November 6, 1917] A Daily Diary of the Great War — November 6, 1917 | Library Muse
[November 6th, 1917] Battle of Tel el Khuweilfe – Australian, New Zealand and Welsh brigades secured territory around Tel el Khuweilfe in Palestine, ending the fighting.
[November 7th, 1917] Palestine. At dawn, the British attack and capture Tel es Sheria. The Turks withdraw from Gaza, leaving Allenby in control of both Gaza and Beersheba and the territory between them.
[November 7th, 1917] The "Luftstreitkräfte", the air arm of the Imperial German Army, established air squadron "Jagdstaffel 79".
[November 7th, 1917] WWI: Battle of Hareira and Sheria continues when the XX Corps and Desert Mounted Corps capture Hareira and Sheria, marking the end of the Ottoman Gaza to Beersheba line.
[November 8th, 1917] Armando Diaz replaces Luigi Cadorna as Commander-in-Chief of the Italian Army.
[November 9th- December 28th, 1917] First Battle of the Piave: the Austro-Hungarians and Germans try unsuccessfully to cross the river.
[November 9th, 1917] Palestine should be homeland for Jews, say British rulers. Balfour unveils plan for Jewish homeland.
[November 10th, 1917] Battle of Caporetto – The Italian Second Army set up a new defensive front on the Piave River that halted the advance of the Central Powers.
[November 10th, 1917] The Third Battle of Ypres (also known as Battle of Passchendaele) ends.
[November 11th, 1917] The U.S. Army established the 147th and 148th Aero Squadrons at Kelly Field, San Antonio.
[November 11th, 1917] The Royal Flying Corps established air squadron No. 108.
[November 11th- December 23rd, 1917] First Battle of Monte Grappa, Austro-Hungarian offensive halted.
[November 14th, 1917] Battle of Ayun Kara.
[November 15th, 1917] London: Government announces it will censor all "pacifist" publications.
[November 16th, 1917] Italy. As French and British troops move into positions supporting the Italians, General von Below launches an attack on the Italian positions along the Piave River that makes meager progress.
And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future.
#118
Posted 06 February 2018 - 04:09 PM

[November 16th, 1917] Georges Clemenceau becomes prime minister of France.
[November 19th, 1917] Indira Gandhi is born
[November 20th, 1917] The Battle of Cambrai.
And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future.
#119
Posted 06 February 2018 - 04:19 PM

[November 22nd, 1917] Men of the the Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment) salvaging German rifles near Marcoing, 22 November 1917.
[November 23rd, 1917] On the Western Front the slaughter continued unabated throughout the war. This picture of dead German troops was taken during the Battle of Cambrai at Flesquières, 23 November 1917.
[November 23, 1917] ‘The enemy was heavily shelling the road at one place with 5.9’s ...Fritz was getting some good practice as several direct hits were observed while we were waiting...’ From my grandfather’s war diary, Wellington Infantry Regiment Ypres sector, Belgium.
[November 25th, 1917] WWI: German forces defeat Portuguese army of about 1200 at Negomano on the border of modern-day Mozambique and Tanzania.
[November 26th, 1917] Trans-Jordan. After being taken prisoner and being savagely treated in Der'a while reconnoitering there disguised as an Arab- his true identity was not discovered- T.E. Lawrence managed to escape his captors. He now arrives back in Aqaba in poor physical condition.
[November 28th, 1917] WWI: The Bolsheviks offer peace terms to the Germans.
[November 28, 1917] Actress Vera Androuchevitch, wife of German composer and conductor Kurt Schindler. November 28, 1917. She would be a victim of the 1918 Flu Pandemic.
[November 28, 1917] My great grandmother's diary
[November 29th, 1917] Petrograd: Peace talks with Germany open after the Kaiser agrees to a truce.
[November 30th, 1917] Lenin's search for peace on the Russian Front is not seen in quite the same light by the paper (Daily Telegraph).
[December 1st, 1917] Washington: President Wilson protests against the Russian armistice plan.
[December 1st, 1917] Russia's Peace Plan.
[December 3,1917] ‘It has been very cold all day & I have spent the day in bed , nothing of interest to relate’. Entry from my grandfather’s war diary. Wellington Infantry Regiment [NZEF], hospitalised sick - Ypres sector, Belgium.
[December 4th, 1917] Tanks are used as a means of raising money by the Government (Daily Telegraph)
And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future.
#120
Posted 06 February 2018 - 04:23 PM

[December 7th, 1917] USA declare war on Austria-Hungary
[December 9th, 1917] The surrender of Jerusalem to the British, 9 December 1917.
[December 10th, 1917] Panama declares war on Austria-Hungary.
And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future.
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