Western Front
French Army Mutinies: The 128th Regiment of the 3rd Division and the 66th Regiment of the 18th Division refused orders; individual incidents of insubordination occurred in the 17th Division. Even in regiments where there was direct confrontation, such as the 74th Infantry Regiment, the men did not harm their officers; they simply refused to return to the trenches. Most mutineers were veterans who did not refuse to fight but wanted the military authorities to be more attentive to the realities of modern war.
Artois: British now hold advanced line of Hindenburg Line from Bullecourt to 1 mile east of Arras (with a 2,000-yard gap) and make gains on Fontaine-les-Croisilles.
Flanders: British Messines Ridge bombardment begins with 144,000t of shells brought up since March. 2,250 guns fire 3,258,000 shells until June 7.
Preparing a British 12-inch BL Siege Howitzer for action with a lot of shells:
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British troops now control 11 miles of the Hindenburg line, bar 2000 yards of trenches still held by the Germans.
Canadian soldier inside the breach of a big howitzer:
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French claim great success on Moronvilliers ridge and ground held.
Activity on California Plateau and near Craonne.
Southern Front
Tenth Battle of the Isonzo: Italians foil Austrian Tavignolo valley attacks.
Macedonia: At Serbian request Sarrail ends Allied spring offensive after 14,000 casualties for minimal gains.
Naval and Overseas Operations
Yet another claim about
UC-36: German submarine
UC-36, which sunk 22 merchant ships and 2 warships, is rammed and sunk by a French steamer.
East Africa: Max Wintgens (disabled by typhus, captured by Belgian 6th Battalion and allowed to keep sword, May 23) hands over to Lieutenant Naumann 469 German troops with 2 guns and 12 MGs. They cross Central Railway west of Malongwe 2 miles from 4th Nigerian Battalion on May 26.
Political, etc
USA to France: (Special, 1927): Aboard the Spirit of St. Louis, American aviator Charles Lindbergh completed the first solo non-stop transatlantic flight, flying from Roosevelt Field near New York City to Paris–Le Bourget Airport.
Germany: Berlin residents are warned that the government may not be able to fulfill potato rations. Pork will only be sold on Thursday.
Russia: M. Albert Thomas, French Minister of Munitions, speaks with effect in Moscow.
France: French Parliamentary investigations are announced over the disappointing results of the offensives at the Aisne and Champagne fronts.
United Kingdom: British govt says grain stocks will last for 12 weeks, which is long enough for the harvest, but warns against any increase in consumptions.
Female workers unloading boxes of artillery shells at a depot in Newbury: © IWM (Q 110256):
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Premier Lloyd George proposes in Parliament a constitutional convention for Ireland to decide its fate.
Debate in House of Commons on proposed Irish Convention.
Portugal: Members of the Portuguese Expeditionary Force having fun for the camera: © IWM (IWM FLM 2370):
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United States: A fire devastates large parts of Atlanta, Georgia, destroying 1900 buildings and displacing 10,000 people.
Cuba: Inauguration of Mario García Menocal for his 2nd term as President of Cuba:
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