On This Day - 10 October 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
French extend their hold up valley of Corverbeck (Ypres).
Germans gain footing in first line trenches north of Chaume Wood (Verdun).
Naval and Overseas Operations
Portuguese capture German post at Mauta, 26 miles north of Rovuma rtiver (East Africa).
Germans bomb Russian tramsports at southern end of Oesel Island (Riga).
Political, etc.
Von Kuhlmann discussing Peace proposals says Germany will never give back Alsace-Lorraine; French press virulent on the subject.
