Western Front
Second Battle of the Marne: Strong German resistance all along line. At St. Euphraise (south-west of Reims) German counter-attack fails. Remigny captured by Allied forces. American poet and journalist Sergeant Joyce Kilmer killed on Ourcq (165th Infantry Regiment, 42nd Division).
German paramedics in action in the trenches:
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American soldiers digging a trench near Nanteuil-sur-Marne: © IWM (Q 69952):
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American 7th Infantry soldiers being transported after being relieved from the front: © IWM (Q 58203):
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Eastern Front
Field-Marshal Hermann von Eichhorn, commanding German Army in The Ukraine, assassinated in Kiev (see April 29t, Boris Donskoy, a member of the Left Socialist Revolutionaries. General Günther von Kirchbach succeeds as German C-in-C Army Group Kiev (August 8); Hugo von Kathen replaces him in command of Eighth Army in Baltic area (July 31).
Field Marshal Hermann von Eichhorn:
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Southern Front
Frank Linke-Crawford, Austro-Hungarian ace with 27 victories, is killed in action over Italy:
https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...926203269361664 There is controversy surrounding his death, as with many of the WW I aces: his aircraft may have simply disintegrated, as he was flying Lohner-built Aviatik D-I during the fight; Lohner had deviated from the manufacturing specifications, and many of the Lohner-built aircraft crashed due to wing failure.
Naval and Overseas Operations
Channel: Collier Q-ship
Stock Force (Lieutenant H Auten wins Victoria Cross) sunk after engaging coastal submarine
UB-80 25 miles southwest of Start Point, near Plymouth (severely damaged).
Political, etc
United Kingdom: Wings of the British Handley Page bomber are folded up before being stored in a hangar at the Andover aerodrome: © IWM (Q 66103):
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United States: American soldiers and sailors enjoying the beach at Coney Island:
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Minor Allies: Onondaga Indians declare war on Germany.