1 January: Difference between revisions

*{{EF}} Russian Offensive on the [[Strypa (river)|Strypa]] and the [[Styr (river)|Styr]] ([[Galicia]]).<ref>General Ivanov began an offensive at the close of December and the beginning of January on a 250-mile front from the Pripet marshes to the Rumanian frontier. Heavy losses were suffered on both sides and no decisive results were obtained, but the offensive gave the [[Allies]] time to consolidate their position at [[Salonika]].</ref> Indecisive fighting in the north throughout the month.<ref>Russian aim in the northern sector was gradually to push the Germans out of their positions beforeRiga and Drinks: by content local attacks they deprived the Germans of the winter's rest promised to them by [[Paul von Hindenburg|Hindenburg]].</ref>

===Eastern Front===

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*{{SF}} King Peter of [[Serbia]] reaches [[Salonika]].

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*Russian Offensive on the [[Strypa (river)|Strypa]] and the [[Styr (river)|Styr]] ([[Galicia]]).<ref>General Ivanov began an offensive at the close of December and the beginning of January on a 250-mile front from the Pripet marshes to the Rumanian frontier. Heavy losses were suffered on both sides and no decisive results were obtained, but the offensive gave the [[Allies]] time to consolidate their position at [[Salonika]].</ref> Indecisive fighting in the north throughout the month.<ref>Russian aim in the northern sector was gradually to push the Germans out of their positions beforeRiga and Drinks: by content local attacks they deprived the Germans of the winter's rest promised to them by [[Paul von Hindenburg|Hindenburg]].</ref>

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*{{NO}} British take [[Yaunde]] ([[Cameroons]]).

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*{{PO}} [[Canada]] increases her overseas force to 500,000.

===Southern Front===

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**Tsar appointed British [[Field Marshal]].

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*King Peter of [[Serbia]] reaches [[Salonika]].

===Naval and Overseas Operations===

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*British take [[Yaunde]] ([[Cameroons]]).

===Political===

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*[[Canada]] increases her overseas force to 500,000.

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*Tsar appointed British [[Field Marshal]].

==1917==

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*{{WF}} Normal activity proceeding. [[Sir Douglas Haig]] promoted to [[Field Marshal]].

===Western Front===

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*{{EF}} Stubborn fighting in [[Carpathians]] on Moldavian frontier; slight enemy progress at various points. Enemy in touch with Sereth lines at Focsani and Fundeni.

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*Normal activity proceeding. [[Sir Douglas Haig]] promoted to [[Field Marshal]].

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**Further enemy progress at the Macin bridgehead (Dobruja).

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*{{AE}} General Sir R. Wingate becomes High Commissioner of [[Egypt]].

===Eastern Front===

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*{{NO}} Transport "Ivernia" sunk by submarine in Mediterranean; 153 missing.

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*Stubborn fighting in [[Carpathians]] on Moldavian frontier; slight enemy progress at various points. Enemy in touch with Sereth lines at Focsani and Fundeni.

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**British carry German lines near Lissaki in the Mgeta valley (German [[East Africa]]), and pursue enemy towards the Rufiji valley at Kibambawe.

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*Further enemy progress at the Macin bridgehead (Dobruja).

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*{{PO}} Publication of denunciation by [[Turkey]] of Treaty of Paris (1856) and Treaty of Berlin (1878).

===Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres===

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*General Sir R. Wingate becomes High Commissioner of [[Egypt]].

===Naval and Overseas Operations===

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*Transport "Ivernia" sunk by submarine in Mediterranean; 153 missing.

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*British carry German lines near Lissaki in the Mgeta valley ([[German East Africa]]), and pursue enemy towards the Rufiji valley at Kibambawe.

===Political===

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*Publication of denunciation by [[Turkey]] of Treaty of Paris (1856) and Treaty of Berlin (1878).

==1918==

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*{{WF}} German raids near Loos, Mericourt, and on other portions of front fail.

===Western Front===

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**French repulse raid at Beaumont ([[Verdun]]).

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*German raids near Loos, Mericourt, and on other portions of front fail.

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*{{EF}} Reported German peace term cause consternation in [[Russia]] and denounced as annexationist.

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*French repulse raid at Beaumont ([[Verdun]]).

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**M. Litvinov appointed Bolshevik Plenipotentiary in [[London]].

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*{{SF}} Austrians bomb Bassano, Treviso and Mestre (Venice).

===Eastern Front===

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**Successful British raid across Piave river.

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*Reported German peace term cause consternation in [[Russia]] and denounced as annexationist.

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**Austrians driven from Zenson.

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*M. Litvinov appointed Bolshevik Plenipotentiary in [[London]].

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*{{AE}} British advance continues north of Jerusalem.

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*{{NO}} {{HMS|Arbutus}} and {{HMS|Grive}} (small vessels) reported torpedoed.

===Southern Front===

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*{{PO}} Inter-allied War Purchases Committee meets in [[Paris]].

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*Austrians bomb Bassano, Treviso and Mestre (Venice).

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** Calcutta: All-India Moslem Association formed.

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*Successful British raid across Piave river.

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*Austrians driven from Zenson.

===Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres===

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*British advance continues north of Jerusalem.

===Naval and Overseas Operations===

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*{{HMS|Arbutus}} and {{HMS|Grive}} (small vessels) reported torpedoed.

===Political===

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*Inter-allied War Purchases Committee meets in Paris.

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*Calcutta: All-India Moslem Association formed.

==References/notes==

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 <noinclude>{{Calendar|January}}{{Date-introtext}}<br>{{year-day|Thursday|Friday|Sunday|Monday|Tuesday}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__
 ==1915==
+*{{WF}} French take a wood near Mesnil-les-Hurlus, [[Champagne]].
-===Western Front===
+*{{EF}} Russians advance on the [[Uzsok Pass]] and in the [[Bukovina]].
-*French take a wood near Mesnil-les-Hurlus, [[Champagne]].
+*{{AE}} Heavy fighting at [[Sarikamish]] (Russian [[Armenia]]).
+*{{NO}} {{HMS|Formidable}} torpedoed in the Channel.
-===Eastern Front===
+*{{PO}} Institution of the Military Cross announced (Warrant of [[28 December]] 1914).
-*Russians advance on the [[Uzsok Pass]] and in the [[Bukovina]].
+**Dr. John Clifford's [[Great Speeches of the War/Clifford|speech at Westbourne Park Chapel]].
-===Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres===
-*Heavy fighting at [[Sarikamish]] (Russian [[Armenia]]).
-===Naval and Overseas Operations===
-*{{HMS|Formidable}} torpedoed in the Channel.
-===Political===
-*Institution of the Military Cross announced (Warrant of [[28 December]] 1914).
-*Dr. John Clifford's [[Great Speeches of the War/Clifford|speech at Westbourne Park Chapel]].
 ==1916==
+*{{EF}} Russian Offensive on the [[Strypa (river)|Strypa]] and the [[Styr (river)|Styr]] ([[Galicia]]).<ref>General Ivanov began an offensive at the close of December and the beginning of January on a 250-mile front from the Pripet marshes to the Rumanian frontier. Heavy losses were suffered on both sides and no decisive results were obtained, but the offensive gave the [[Allies]] time to consolidate their position at [[Salonika]].</ref> Indecisive fighting in the north throughout the month.<ref>Russian aim in the northern sector was gradually to push the Germans out of their positions beforeRiga and Drinks: by content local attacks they deprived the Germans of the winter's rest promised to them by [[Paul von Hindenburg|Hindenburg]].</ref>
-===Eastern Front===
+*{{SF}} King Peter of [[Serbia]] reaches [[Salonika]].
-*Russian Offensive on the [[Strypa (river)|Strypa]] and the [[Styr (river)|Styr]] ([[Galicia]]).<ref>General Ivanov began an offensive at the close of December and the beginning of January on a 250-mile front from the Pripet marshes to the Rumanian frontier. Heavy losses were suffered on both sides and no decisive results were obtained, but the offensive gave the [[Allies]] time to consolidate their position at [[Salonika]].</ref> Indecisive fighting in the north throughout the month.<ref>Russian aim in the northern sector was gradually to push the Germans out of their positions beforeRiga and Drinks: by content local attacks they deprived the Germans of the winter's rest promised to them by [[Paul von Hindenburg|Hindenburg]].</ref>
+*{{NO}} British take [[Yaunde]] ([[Cameroons]]).
+*{{PO}} [[Canada]] increases her overseas force to 500,000.
-===Southern Front===
+**Tsar appointed British [[Field Marshal]].
-*King Peter of [[Serbia]] reaches [[Salonika]].
-===Naval and Overseas Operations===
-*British take [[Yaunde]] ([[Cameroons]]).
-===Political===
-*[[Canada]] increases her overseas force to 500,000.
-*Tsar appointed British [[Field Marshal]].
 ==1917==
+*{{WF}} Normal activity proceeding. [[Sir Douglas Haig]] promoted to [[Field Marshal]].
-===Western Front===
+*{{EF}} Stubborn fighting in [[Carpathians]] on Moldavian frontier; slight enemy progress at various points.  Enemy in touch with Sereth lines at Focsani and Fundeni.
-*Normal activity proceeding. [[Sir Douglas Haig]] promoted to [[Field Marshal]].
+**Further enemy progress at the Macin bridgehead (Dobruja).
+*{{AE}} General Sir R. Wingate becomes High Commissioner of [[Egypt]].
-===Eastern Front===
+*{{NO}} Transport "Ivernia" sunk by submarine in Mediterranean; 153 missing.
-*Stubborn fighting in [[Carpathians]] on Moldavian frontier; slight enemy progress at various points.  Enemy in touch with Sereth lines at Focsani and Fundeni.
+**British carry German lines near Lissaki in the Mgeta valley (German [[East Africa]]), and pursue enemy towards the Rufiji valley at Kibambawe.
-*Further enemy progress at the Macin bridgehead (Dobruja).
+*{{PO}} Publication of denunciation by [[Turkey]] of Treaty of Paris (1856) and Treaty of Berlin (1878).
-===Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres===
-*General Sir R. Wingate becomes High Commissioner of [[Egypt]].
-===Naval and Overseas Operations===
-*Transport "Ivernia" sunk by submarine in Mediterranean; 153 missing.
-*British carry German lines near Lissaki in the Mgeta valley ([[German East Africa]]), and pursue enemy towards the Rufiji valley at Kibambawe.
-===Political===
-*Publication of denunciation by [[Turkey]] of Treaty of Paris (1856) and Treaty of Berlin (1878).
 ==1918==
+*{{WF}} German raids near Loos, Mericourt, and on other portions of front fail.
-===Western Front===
+**French repulse raid at Beaumont ([[Verdun]]).
-*German raids near Loos, Mericourt, and on other portions of front fail.
+*{{EF}} Reported German peace term cause consternation in [[Russia]] and denounced as annexationist.
-*French repulse raid at Beaumont ([[Verdun]]).
+**M. Litvinov appointed Bolshevik Plenipotentiary in [[London]].
+*{{SF}} Austrians bomb Bassano, Treviso and Mestre (Venice).
-===Eastern Front===
+**Successful British raid across Piave river.
-*Reported German peace term cause consternation in [[Russia]] and denounced as annexationist.
+**Austrians driven from Zenson.
-*M. Litvinov appointed Bolshevik Plenipotentiary in [[London]].
+*{{AE}} British advance continues north of Jerusalem.
+*{{NO}} {{HMS|Arbutus}} and {{HMS|Grive}} (small vessels) reported torpedoed.
-===Southern Front===
+*{{PO}} Inter-allied War Purchases Committee meets in [[Paris]].
-*Austrians bomb Bassano, Treviso and Mestre (Venice).
+** Calcutta: All-India Moslem Association formed.
-*Successful British raid across Piave river.
-*Austrians driven from Zenson.
-===Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres===
-*British advance continues north of Jerusalem.
-===Naval and Overseas Operations===
-*{{HMS|Arbutus}} and {{HMS|Grive}} (small vessels) reported torpedoed.
-===Political===
-*Inter-allied War Purchases Committee meets in Paris.
-*Calcutta: All-India Moslem Association formed.
 ==References/notes==