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==19151916 (SaturdayMonday)==
*Dernancourt: Situated in the E1 sector. Front very quiet.
*French take Regniéville ([[Woevre]]).
*One [[other ranks|other rank]] 'bruised.'
*Russian attacks repulsed in the [[Carpathians]].
*Severe fighting north of [[Czernowitz]].
*French expeditionary force begins to land at [[Alexandria]].
*Turkish cruiser ''Medjidia'' sunk by a mine off Odessa; Indecisive action in the Black Sea between {{SMS|Goeben}} and {{SMS|Breslau}}, and part of the Russian Fleet.
*South African forces occupy [[Warmbad]] (German south-west Africa).
*[[Greece]]: Publication of a memorandum of [[24 January]] 1915 by M. Venizelos to King Constantine on Greek foreign policy.<ref group="note">Venizelos asserted that [[Greece]] was bound by treaty to help [[Serbia]] against a Bulgarian invasion; suggested the cession of Kavalla to [[Bulgaria]] in the last resort in view of the danger to Hellensim in event of a German-Turkish victory.</ref>
*American military mission, attached to the German Staff, recalled.
*Russian Imperial ukase issued granting municipal self-government to Russian Poland (see [[14 August]] 1914 and [[5 November]] 1916).
*Dover Straits barrage completed.
 
==Notes1917 (Tuesday)==
*Savy: Work continues in salvaging of materials and collecting the dead.
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*[[Working parties]] in the village clearing of the road. Working parties also employed elsewhere.
==References==
*Two companies out in Bois de Holnon, digging outposts.
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==Acknowledgements==
==1918 (Wednesday)==
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*Battalion situated in the front line. Enemy is reported massing in front of {{B Company}}'s position.
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*500–600 are seen leaving the [[trench]]es in small parties; probably reinforcements rushed up to hold up an expected attack.
*Situation is normal again by 11am and the day is quiet.
*Advance party of Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders arrive.
*Reconnoitring of the 'purple line.'
 
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[[Category:Events by day|094]]
[[Category:April events|03]]