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Old 11-12-2017, 11:32 AM
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12 November 1917

One Year Remaining in the Great War: One Year Remaining
Western Front

Concentrated shelling of Ypres and Passchendaele salient by Germans, followed by infantry raid; repulsed by British.
Successful Belgian raid south-east of Nieuport.
German raids near Reims repulsed; they bomb Calais.
French ground crew loading a bomb on a Farman HF.20 aircraft: © IWM (Q 113742): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...439884993056769

Eastern Front
12,000 Bolsheviks (esp sailors) halt Kerensky’s 700 Cossacks and 1 armored train near Pulkovo Observatory; they retreat to Gatchina. Kerensky narrowly escapes.

Southern Front
First Battle of the Piave
(until December 30): Great efforts by Austrians to force the Piave lines guarding Venice; they cross main stream at Zenson and Grisolera; further north they occupy islands in the river. Overall, Italian forces hold off Austro-Hungarian and German forces on the Piave River, as heavy artillery fire is exchanged.
3 French divisions move from Brescia to Vicenza nearer front, 46th and 47th Divisons of Chasseurs d’Alpin arrive (since November 5).
Royal Flyinig Corps Nos 28 (Sopwith Camel) and 34 (RE8) Squadrons reach Milan (plus No 14, left France on November 7, No 66 Squadron follows on November 17), No 42 Squadron leaves November 26-27, No 45 on December 11-12). They become operational between November 28 and December 21.

Naval and Overseas Operations
The M.15, the monitor sunk yesterday by UC-38: https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...409700675899392

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Palestine
: Falkenhayn drives back Australian Mounted Divusion 4 miles with 5,000 Turks (10,000 rallied at Ramleh on November 10). British troops drive Turks from Wadi Sugheir; take many prisoners and guns. Turks seek refuge behind Wadi Surar, eight miles south of Jaffa.
Dismounted Australian mounted infantrymen open fire on Turk troops during the fighting in Palestine: https://i0.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...stina.jpg?ssl=1
Hejaz Railway: Lawrence mines troop train at Minifer, captures 60 rifles.
Australian Imperial Force light horse and horse artillery advancing on the Philistine Plain, Palestine: https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...741870384799745

Political, etc
Russia
: Fighting in Moscow and Petrograd between Bolsheviks and followers of Kerenski.
United Kingdom: M. Eleftherios Venizelos arrives in London.
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