Western Front
Moderate fighting on Ypres, Cambrai and Verdun fronts.
Eastern Front
Armistice negotiations on Russian front resumed.
Southern Front
First Battle of the Piave (until December 30): German and Austro-Hungarian launch attacks against Italian troops between the Piave and the Brenta.
Naval and Overseas Operations
(Listed for yesterday): Royal Navy destroyer HMS
Wolverine collides with the a sloop off the coast of Ireland and sinks:
https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...607230638022657
North Sea:
U-75 sunk in mine nets off Terschelling (she had mined HMS
Hampshire and drowned Lord Kitchener).
Adriatic: 3 Austrian destroyers sortie against Valona-Otranto route but sight 4 Allied ones and retire (night December 13-14).
Eastern Mediterranean: French ship Paris II sunk at Adalia (Anatolia).
Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
British line extended north-east of Jerusalem and advanced between latter and Jaffa, capturing 140 Ottoman prisoners.
Political, etc
Russia: Russian Constituent Assembly dispersed by Bolsheviki.
Italy: After Austrian Czernin status quo peace hint from December 5, Prime Minister Orlando tells deputies in secret session Italy will fight on even if armies have to fall back to Sicily.
After the defeat of Caporetto, the Italian propaganda tries with ‘Soldiers Forward’ to highlight the national defense:
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