Western Front
The so-called
Battles of the Hindenburg Line: British line pushed forward in the Lempire-Epehy sector; recapture of Moeuvres completed.
North-west of La Bassee British front advanced.
French repulse five attacks against their new positions near Allemant (north of the Aisne). They advance east of Essigny le Grand.
A British convoy passes by a destroyed British tank near Brie: © IWM (Q 23602):
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Eastern Front
Volga: Reported set-back of Czechoslovaks on the Volga; they are driven from Volsk, Simbirsk and Kazan by Bolshevist and German forces.
Don: Krasnov’s 20 Cossack regiments attack again, breaking Red South Front.
Southern Front
Macedonia: Battle of the Vardar/Battle of the Dobropolje/Battle of the Moglenitsa: Bulgarian First Army receives order to retreat in ‘a stunned silence’.
Bombs and leaflets dropped on Constantinople by R.A.F. in co-operation with Greek Navy.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Palestine: Battles of Megiddo (Sharon and Nablus) (see 23rd and 25th): Nazareth and Beisan occupied by British cavalry (see 19th). 2nd Indian Lancers seize Musmus Pass and their charge wipes out 516 Turks. Liman (in pyjamas) just escapes 13th Cavalry Brigade’s swoop on Nazareth (1,250 PoWs). 4th Cavalry Division seizes Jordan crossings after 70-mile ride in 34 hours. 3rd ALH Brigade captures Jenin with 1,869 PoWs. Allenby sees Lawrence at GHQ after latter’s RAF Bristol Fighter flight from Azrak.
Naval and Overseas Operations
Adriatic: Austrian coastal submarine
U-47 (ex-German
UB-47) sinks French submarine
Circe (1 survivor) off Albania.
Ex-
UB-47 is put into service as
U-47 on 4 July 1916 in Pola:
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Political, etc
Austria-Hungary: Vienna Neue Freie Presse mentions rumors of coming Italian offensive.
Russia: SOVNARKOM repudiates Russo-Turkish Treaty from March 3, 1918.
United States: French Foreign Legion in New York City to promote the Fourth Liberty Loan drive:
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