Western Front
Britain: Air raid on London: 21 killed, 32 injured. Giant R25 bombs St Pancras Station and hotel (42 casualties of the total 53) in solo London raid (night February 17-18), engaged by only 3 of 69 defence sorties (1 fatal crash).
Zeppelin Staaken R25 Giant bomber in flight:
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Germany: Solid cloud cover with rain forces 12 DH4s of No 55 squadron to end mission against Mannheim chemical works. One ton of bombs dropped in and near Metz.
French troops training to fire a Chauchat light machine gun while advancing: © IWM (Q 57005):
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British Bristol fighters in formation after taking off from Serny aerodrome, France: © IWM (Q 12055):
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Eastern Front
Finish Civil War: (until May 15): 80 Finn Jägers land from Germany with 44,000 rifles, 65 MGs and some guns; 1,130 more Jägers land on February 25.
Ukraine: Rada appeals for German help against Red invasion.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Persia: General Lionel Dunsterville's Mission reaches Enzeli (see May 21st, 1915, January 27th and April 1st, 1918).
Political, etc
Austria-Hungary: Count Károly Khuen-Héderváry, the former Prime Minister of Hungary, passed away:
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Germany: Carl Hoffmann diary ‘The whole of Russia is … a vast heap of maggots’.
Hindenburg memo to Chancellor; no more strikes, SDP and unions must condemn or be judged traitors.
Russia: Central Executive Committee of Bolshevik Party rejects Lenin’s proposal to accept German peace terms.