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Old 09-07-2017, 05:38 AM
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7 September 1917

Western Front
Third Battle of Ypres
: British sentry near the ruined cathedral in Ypres: © IWM (Q 3121): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...463137213841408
France: Haig and Petain meet amicably, agree 100 French heavy guns can go to Italy.
A pool overturned by German artillery at Pontavert, France: © IWM (Q 78187): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...448029343420420

Southern Front
Eleventh Battle of the Isonzo
: Italians attack Monte S. Gabriele.
Three soldiers of the Austro-Hungarian army on the Balkans in the summer of 1917: https://i2.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...lkans.jpg?ssl=1
Albania: General Jacquemot’s mixed French division begins advance on Austrian-held Pogradec, having been joined by Essad Pasha’s 500 Albanians from Salonika on September 6.
France: Petain ordered to send 72 medium guns to Italy, they detrain on September 10 and are used near Gorizia and Plava.
Macedonia: British activity on Struma front.
Austrians bomb Venice.

Naval and Overseas Operations
East Africa
: Belgian troops force river Kilimbro, attack and take Madege-Kalimoto positions (until September 16).

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Health of troops in Mesopotamia reported greatly improved.

Political, etc
Russia
: Russian Commander-in-Chief Kornilov orders his troops against the Petrograd Soviet. The move is interpreted as a coup by Premier Kerensky.
France: Alexandre Ribot's ministry resigns (Another sources give 2 September as date of resignation).
United Kingdom: London Underground passenger guidelines for air raids: https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...478278902886403
United States: U.S.A. contemplate seizing 400,000 tons of neutral shipping in American ports.
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