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Old 02-19-2017, 08:42 AM
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19 February 1917

Western Front
Flanders
: British take 114 PoWs in raid east of Ypres.
Somme: Germans with flamethrowers capture British post and 30 PoWs south of Le Transloy.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Sinai
: The first recorded casualty evacuation flight is carried out by the Royal Flying Corps (RFC), when a wounded trooper of the Imperial Camel Corps is flown from Bir-el-Hassana in the Sinai Desert to the airfield at Kilo 143 in an Royal Flying Corps aircraft. This would have been a three-day journey by the available surface transport, but the flight took 45 minutes.

Naval and Overseas Operations
English Channel
: German submarine SM UC-18, and the British Q-Ship Lady Olive sink each other; Lady Olive’s crew rescued, all of UC-18’s crew died. UC-18 had sunk 35 ships during its career.
Indian Ocean: S.S. Worcestershire sunk after striking a mine. No, her cargo was not a load of the sauce.
East Africa: NRFF engages Kraut’s rearguard near Litembo and Captain Wintgens’ 500 men, 3 guns and 13 MGs near Tandala, saving that post (Wintgens heading north on own solo raid until October 2).

Political, etc.
Germany
: German Imperial Bank urges German men and women to sell their gold and jewels to the bank for the war effort.
United Kingdom: Royal Navy Room 40 deciphers Zimmermann Telegram full text, shows it to US Embassy, Balfour gives Hall free hand on February 20.
The new British War Loan estimated to be going to reach over £700,000,000 in new money.
Government decide to revise exemption certificates for men under 31.
Norway: Britain resumes regular coal shipments to Norway after Norway agreed to stop exports of pyrites to Germany.
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