On This Day - 3 November 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
Skirmishing activity round Ypres.
French push forward in region of Corbeny and reach south bank of Ailette river.
Eastern Front
German and Russian soldiers fraternise on northern front.
Southern Front
German pressure on Tagliamento increases.
French troops arrive.
West of L. Garda Germans make strong attacks on Italian advanced posts.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres
Operations against Gaza continued.
Naval and Overseas Operations
In East Africa British and Belgian forces make good progress; drive German detachments eastward.
