Western Front
German raids in Champagne and on Meuse.
German gunners pull field guns for the upcoming offensive in their positions:
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Somme: General Gough writes home predicting German offensive on Thursday, March 21. Germans issued with special gasmask filters, 20 anti-tank bullets, and grenades.
British pre-emptive gas bombardment near St Quentin: 5,649 projectors fire 85t phosgene; 1,100 gassed (250 deaths).
Royal Garrison Officer at Monchy-le-Preux with the battery’s goat mascot: © IWM (Q 10744):
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Eastern Front
Ukraine: Germans still advancing in Ukraine.
Naval and Overseas Operations
North Sea: Harwich Force (Captain St John vice Tyrwhitt on leave) with 3 French destroyers from Dunkirk tows 6 barges with seaplanes to make dawn reconnaissance mission off Terschelling island, shooting down 1 German seaplane (repeated on March 21).
Adriatic: Austro-Hungarian ship SS
Linz hits a mine and sinks, resulting in 697 deaths, including 283 Italian POWs:
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Damage to the Australian ship SS
Boorara after it was torpedoed by a German submarine:
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Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Palestine: Small British advance in coastal sector of Palestine.
Political, etc
United Kingdom: Debate in House of Lords on resolution approving principle of League of Nations, with Lord Landsdowne stating it was the only guarantee of future peace. The debate is adjourned.
United States: Daylight Saving Act for 31 May-27 October.
Netherlands: Allies demand unconditional acceptance of their demands by Dutch.