On This Day - 5 June 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
Daylight aeroplane raid on Thames estuary and Medway, 13 killed, 34 injured; at least six enemy machines destroyed while returning.
Artillery still active near Wytschaete.
British make small advance south of Souchez river, and begin an attack north of river Scarpe.
German attack near Hurtebise (Chemin des Dames) fails.
Southern Front
Italians withdraw further south of Jamiano.
Naval and Overseas Operations
Naval action between light craft in North Sea; German destroyer sunk.
Ostend bombarded from the sea.
