Western Front
Kaiserschlacht: Unternehmung Georgette, known in the west as
Battles of the Lys or the
German Lys Offensive: Battle of Hazebrouck (see 15th).
Battle of Bailleul (see 15th): Seven attacks in Merville sector repulsed. Near Bailleul, British line penetrated, but position restored. East of Robecq, British take prisoners and machine guns. Neuve Eglise is re-taken by the Germans.
General Foch appointed Commander-in-Chief of Allied Armies in France [The Belgian forces were not placed under the command of General Foch.] (see March 26th, August 6th, and November 5th)
Marshal Ferdinand Foch (1851-1929) is a deliberate organizer and diplomat and can overcome the national self-interests of the Allied nations:
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French refugees on the road at Noeux-les-Mines: © IWM (Q 10899):
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British machine gunners setting up to defend a bridge crossing of the Lys Canal at Marquois: © IWM (Q 6612):
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Eastern Front
Finish Civil War: Captured Red forces in Helsinki:
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Southern Front
Salonika: Anglo-Greek operations across the Struma temporarily occupying 7 villages (night April 14/15 until April 20) but, due to poor reconnaissance, Bulgarians nearly cut off a British battalion (most of 349 casualties) and Greeks lose half 33 casualties to own premature grenades; Bulgarians claim 150 British PoWs with 3 MGs.
Naval and Overseas Operations
North Sea:
U-151 (Heinrich von Nostitz) leaves Kiel for US Eastern Seaboard. She re-enters Kiel on July 20, claiming 23 ships sunk of 61,000t (+ 4 mine victims). In all, big U-cruisers carry out 7 transatlantic summer cruises but fail to sink one loaded transport.
Political, etc
Austria-Hungary: Foreign Minister Count Ottokar von Czernin resigns, Count Stephan Burián von Rajecz again in post on April 16.
France: M. Georges Clemenceau issues statement that France does not recognize present Russian Government nor its acts.
United States: U.S. removes the statue of Frederick the Great, a gift from Kaiser Wilhelm, from the front of the Army War College in D.C. after two bombing attempts were made by angry Americans.