Western Front
Second Battle of Noyon: Comparative lull, although the French advance slowly.
Second Battle of the Somme: British advance on Bapaume, capture Bray (south of Albert), Thiepval Ridge (north-east of Albert), Miraumont (west of Bapaume), Biefvillers (north of Albert) and reach Avesnes les Bapaume (western outskirts of Bapaume).
Flanders: British 55th Division captures Givenchy Craters.
British officer holds a Webley revolver when leading his men:
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Western Front, Air: Both sides’ night bombers active, RAF vs 4 rail junctions, Boulogne hit by 37 bombs; but 2 German aircraft downed by No 151 Squadron Sopwith Camel. No 48 Squadron loses 10 Bristol Fighters on ground to 5 German raiders (night August 24-25).
A downed RAF pilot is captured by the Germans and led to a dressing station: © Q 108871:
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British soldiers engage with German troops outside of Albert, France: © IWM (Q 11256):
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British troops advance on a 25-mile line south of Arras, forcing the Germans back up to 2.5 miles. Shaded areas represent Allied gains since July:
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A Whippet tank on the way to aid New Zealand soldiers capture Biefvillers: © IWM (Q 7016):
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New Zealand troops use captured German 4.2” (105mm) guns against German positions near Grévillers, France:
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American and Japanese Red Cross Commissioners in Paris, France:
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Sandbags line the columns and walls of Amiens Cathedral to protect it from German attacks:
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Eastern Front
Successful attack of Allies on Bolsheviks, who retreat to Kraevsk, (Ussuri front).
Southern Front
Albania: Austrians recapture Fieri and Berat as Italians withdraw to Malakastra heights north of river Voyusa (until August 26). French conform.
Salonika: Tank Corps Captain D Mackay arrives to investigate possible use of tanks, rules it out on September 14.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Siberia: Battle of Dukhovskaya: Bolsheviki decisively defeated by Allied forces. [Japanese, with one British battalion.]
Announcement of tunnel, 39 miles east of Lake Baikal, blown up by Bolsheviks.
Coup d'état by General Horvat at Vladivostok (see July 10th). General Horvath topples Colonel Tolstov from White command in Vladivostok (Allies disarm 400 Horvath men on August 26).
Clemenceau appoints General Janin (still in France) C-in-C Allied Forces, Major-General Knox to head British Military Mission.
Naval and Overseas Operations
Mozambique: von Lettow crosses river Likungo and storms Numarroe from 2 KAR coys and 6 MGs (44 killed and 43 PoWs plus 2 MGs lost).
Political, etc
United States: U.S. House of Representatives pass Man-Power Bill (336 votes to 2).