Western Front
France: Nivelle visits Haig at Montreuil, with the latter unaware that Lloyd George was dealing with Nivelle directly. Nivelle reviews British 7th Division on February 17.
Airship LZ 107 bombs Calais and overflies Deal – causing false alarm in London night February 16-17). At Boulogne (the same ?) German airship drops bombs on town and harbor, doing only slight damage.
Bruges and Ghistelles bombed by British naval airmen.


Eastern Front
Germany: Hoffmann diary ‘There is very encouraging news from the interior of Russia. It would seem that she cannot hold out longer than the autumn’.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Mesopotamia: West of Kut, British capture remaining Turkish positions in the Dahra bend, and take nearly 2,000 prisoners.

Naval and Overseas Operations
Germany: German torpedo boat V69 with extensive damage: http://imgur.com/HdpxoEn

Political, etc.
United Kingdom: Close of War Loan.
South Africa: Opening of South African Parliament.
Turkey: The new Ottoman Grand Vizier Talaat Pasha declares they will fight to the last man and will retain Constantinople.

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