On This Day - 6 September 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 detachments pressed back near Frezenberg (Ypres).
Eastern Front
12th Russian Army falls back clear of enemy.
Kaiser reviews troops in Riga.
Southern Front
Stubborn fighting north-east of Gorizia.
Naval and Overseas Operations
German force surrenders to British coloured troops at Kakera (N.N.E. of Kilossa).
Political, etc.
Petrograd and Moscow closed to strangers.
Mr. Henderson on Stockholm.
Australian �80,000,000 War Loan Bill.
