On This Day - 2 March 1917
Theatre definitions:
Western Front comprises the Franco-German-Belgian front and any
military action in Great Britain, Switzerland, Scandinavia and Holland.
Eastern Front comprises the German-Russian, Austro-Russian and
Austro-Romanian fronts. Southern Front comprises the
Austro-Italian and Balkan (including Bulgaro-Romanian) fronts, and
Dardanelles. Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres comprises
Egypt, Tripoli, the Sudan, Asia Minor (including Transcaucasia), Arabia,
Mesopotamia, Syria, Persia, Afghanistan, Turkestan, China, India, etc.
Naval and Overseas Operations comprises operations on the seas
(except where carried out in combination with troops on land) and in
Colonial and Overseas theatres, America, etc. Political, etc.
comprises political and internal events in all countries, including Notes,
speeches, diplomatic, financial, economic and domestic matters.
Source: Chronology of the War (1914-18, London; copyright expired)
Western Front
British lines advanced north-west of Puisieux and north of Warlencourt (Ancre).
Unsuccessful enemy counter-attacks from near Bapaume.
Eastern Front
Fighting continues in southern Bukovina.
Activity round Riga and on Narajowka river (Galicia), where Germans claim success.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres
Turks fall back towards Baghdad, one column from Hamadan and one to Dauletabad.
Russians occupy Hamadan.
Political, etc.
U.S. Congress passes resolution for arming merchant ships.
State Council, Warsaw, reported organising national army against Russia, using Polish legions as cadres.
French recruits of 1918 called up.
