Western Front
Aisne: Franco-American trench raid over river Ailette, capturing 22 Germans and 1 machine gun.
Men of the Royal Flying Corps making a mosaic of aerial photographs taken over German lines: © IWM (Q 8533):
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Black Watch soldiers held up as a German shell explodes just ahead of them near Monchy: © IWM (Q 10699):
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Eastern Front
German General Max Hoffmann on the speed of the Central Powers offensive against Soviet Russia: “It is the most comical war I have ever known.”
Finish Civil War: Carl Mannerheim’s ‘Karelian’ order of the day against Vladimir Lenin. Bolsheviks agree to evacuate all Russian’ forces.
Southern Front
Italian civilians viewing the wreckage of a Sopwith Camel fighter aircraft after it crash landed:
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Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Palestine: Patrol activity on wide front north of Jerusalem, east of Jericho.
Mesopotamia: 3-10 Royal Flying Corps aircraft bomb Turkish camps and airfield in Hit area (until February 27) forcing German air unit back to Haditha.
The German fighter ace Buddecke was flying for the Turks and received the Pour le Merite:
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Political, etc
Germany: German peace terms with Russia become stiffer: Central Powers now demand from Russia the ceding of the Baltic Countries, Poland, and Ukraine, as well as commercial concessions.
Adolphus Frederick VI, the last reigning grand duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, commits suicide:
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Russia: (Listed for yesterday): Soviet Russia publishes the decree “The Socialist Fatherland is in Danger!” to urge its citizens to resist the Central Powers offensive.
United Kingdom: Inter-Allied Labour and Socialist Conference in London pass resolution as to War Aims. After endorsing and quoting in full the resolution of the first Inter-Allied Socialist conference, the memorandum planned post war from a "supernational authority" in the form of a League of Nations, which would have the power to enforce the decisions of a World Court regarding international disputes and conduct elections for the purpose of national self-determination. There would also be an International Legislature in which each "civilised state would have their alloted share" that would pass binding international law. This implied a complete democratisation of all existing states including removal of "arbitrary powers", elected parliaments, publication of all treaties, abolition of secret diplomacy and the responsibility of foreign policy to the legislature. Other elements included the abolition of compulsory military service in all countries, concerted disarmament and the nationalization of defense industries.
Airplanes nearing completion at a Wolseley factory: © IWM (Q 69711):
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Romania: Richard von Kühlmann and Ottokar von Czernin arrive at Bucharest to negotiate with Romania.
United States: Men of the 77th Division parading in the snow in New York City before sailing to the front in Europe:
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