On This Day - 25 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
American success near Belleau Wood.
British air attacks on Saarbrucken, Offenburg (13 miles south-east of Strasbourg) and Karlsruhe.
Eastern Front
M. Markiewicz (Socialist) forms cabinet in Ukraine, vice M. Lyshub resigned.
Southern Front
Italians take bridgehead of Capo Sile.
Political, etc.
Speech of Chief Secretary for Ireland in House of Commons.
