On This Day - 31 December 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
Renewed German attacks on Welsh Ridge repulsed.
Eastern Front
Civil war raging in Russia; large numbers of officers have joined General Kaledin.
Southern Front
Austrians forced to abandon bridgehead in Zenson bend.
Austrians bomb Treviso, Vicenza, Castelfranco and Bassano.
Naval and Overseas Operations
Progress reported in East Africa.
H.M.S. "Osmanieh" sunk by mine in Mediterranean.
Political, etc.
Anglo-Turkish agreement for exchange of prisoners signed at Berne.
Lord Rhondda issues model rationing scheme.
