On This Day - 12 June 1918
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 advance near Belloy and St. Maur; Germans cross Matz, enter Meliocq (south of Lassigny).
Americans capture Belleau Wood (Nancy).
German advance on Cutry plateau (Villers-Cotterets).
700,000 U.S. reported in France.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres
Tiflis, capital of Georgia, occupied by Germans; Kurdamir (Transcaucasia) and Ujari (northern Persia) occupied by Turks.
Naval and Overseas Operations
Allies enter Malema (Portuguese East Africa).
Germans retreat to River Ligonya.
Political, etc.
First meeting of Imperial War Conference.
Warm speech of Mr Balfour re: Japan.
Czecho-Slovak movement recognised also by France and Italy.
