Western Front
Battle of Cambrai: Only limited air operations until December 6, with 3 German aircraft shot down (2 by McCudden), 3 British with 2 missing.
Germans make a failed attempt to recover high ground about La Vacquerie.
British troops launch an attack towards Westroozebeke near Passchendaele, but are repulsed by German defenses with heavy casualties.
Further fighting north of Passchendaele.
Eastern Front
Brest-Litovsk: Russian and German Peace Delegations welcomed by Prince Leopold of Bavaria (Commander-in-Chief). Suspension of hostilities between the Russian and German Armies begins (see 8th). [The actual suspension of hostilities took place on dates fixed by the local Arms Commanders (see 8th) in anticipation of truce arranged between the official negotiators (see 6th).]
Arrival of the Russian negotiators Adolph Joffe, lev Karakhan and Leon Trotsky in Brest-Litovsk, seat of the German headquarters on the Eastern Front:
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Southern Front
First Battle of the Piave (until December 30): Italian strength 552 battalions plus 86 Anglo-French as 3 British divisions take over Montello sector (until December 4) and 3 French Mt Tomba area, but not attacked as expected. Three German divisions ordered back to Germany, 4 remain. Emperor Charles suspends main offensive though Trentino attack to go on.
Intense artillery action on Asiago Plateau.
Naval and Overseas Operations
Channel: Coastal submarine
UB-81 (1 survivor) mined and sunk off the Owers near Portsmouth.
Mozambique: Lettow captures Portuguese Fort Nanguari with food and ammo in Ukula Hills on river Lugenda, has already split force into columns under Wahle and Goering.
Political, etc
Russia: Lavr Kornilov and 5 fellow generals (including Anton Denikin) escape from prison in Bykhov, head for Don by train.
Turkey: General Hans von Seeckt appointed CoS and adviser to Enver at Constantinople.
United States: So far 1,348 U.S. soldiers have died, with 937 from “natural causes,” 352 to accidents, 18 lost at sea, 11 killed in action, and 30 due to other reasons.