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Old 07-13-2017, 05:34 AM
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13 July 1917

Western Front
Germany’s use of mustard gas against British forces around Nieuwpoort cause 2,143 casualties and silence British artillery guns.
King George V and his party walking through the damaged streets of Peronne: © IWM (Q 5671): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...444963676368896

Eastern Front
Galicia: “Kerensky” Or “Second Brusilov (Summer)” Offensive
: Further Russian progress around Kalusz; claim 1,600 prisoners.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Sahara
: 960 French and Allies from Agades defeat Senussi Khoassen and take his gun at Amzet but he raids Dammerghou killing 20 French on August 30.

Political, etc
Germany
: Theobold von Bethmann resigns as Imperial German Chancellor, Dr Michaelis (from Prussian Food Office, unknown to Kaiser) succeeds on July 14. Foreign minister Arthur Zimmermann resigns on July 15. Dr Georg Michaelis in 1932 (Bundesarchiv, Picture 183-2004-0720-500). The completely unknown lawyer, after the OHL had sawn out the ‘soft’ Bethmann, was called, quite surprisingly, as Chancellor. He was inexperienced and also preventing the peace resolution of the Reichstag, and in 1926 he was made responsible for the ‘possible prolongation of the war to Germany’s disadvantage’. After only 3 1/2 months in the office he was replaced again: https://i0.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...aelis.jpg?ssl=1
France: General Petroleum Committee formed.
United Kingdom: Deputation on London Air Defences received by Prime Minister.
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