Western Front
Flanders: German trench raid on Ypres-Staden line.
A group of Stormtroop soldiers before deployment: https://i2.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...uppen.jpg?ssl=1

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Palestine: Retreat of Turks beyond River Jordan.
Yemen: 4 Royal Navy Air Service seaplanes from carrier City of Oxford scout, photo and bomb Turkish positions near Loheia until February 28 giving the Idris’s men footing in the hills; more air operations over Maidi (March 19-22).

Political, etc
United States: The Carolina Parakeet, a parrot native to the Midwest and Eastern U.S., goes extinct when the last specimen in captivity dies: https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...343048128073728

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It is a bit sad thinking of the number of species that have gone extinct like the Carolina Parakeet. Especially since so many weren't harmful to anyone. Now why couldn't it have picked the Japanese Beetle or mice or something that is not terribly beneficial to man? Oh well, I guess we play the cards we're dealt.

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): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...689140531187712
Black Watch soldiers held up as a German shell explodes just ahead of them near Monchy: © IWM (Q 10699): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...734450506727425

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: https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...704246115700737

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: https://i1.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...decke.jpg?ssl=1

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: https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...052719751094272
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): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...067822131163137
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: https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...719377453256705

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Eastern Front
Estonia: Germans take Borisov and Dorpat with 3,000 PoWs. Estonian Provisional Government forms in Reval, proclaims independent republic.
Novocherkask, capital of Don Cossack territory, in Bolshevik hands. Ataman Nazarov shot; 1,500 Cossacks follow Whites.
German soldiers in action on the Eastern front: https://i1.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...-1918.jpg?ssl=1

Naval and Overseas Operations
German raider Wolf returns to Germany after 15 months' absence, having sunk 11 vessels, 33,000 tonnage. (see December 1st, 1916): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...464171876085761
Roger Keyes submits Zeebrugge Raid plan, Admiralty approves.
SS Florizel, a Newfoundland passenger ship, strikes a reef and sinks, resulting in 94 deaths: https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...339591807176704

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Armenia: Trebizond retaken by Turkish forces (see April 17th, 1916); Turkish 36th Division nearing Erzerum on February 25.

Political, etc
Germany: (Listed for yesterday): Arthur Scherbius applies for a patent in Germany for the mechanical cipher Enigma machine: https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...082937475895297
Russia: Russia accepts German terms of peace after Central Executive Committee of Bolshevik Party votes 116-85 for Lenin after he threatens resignation.
Estonia: The Estonian Salvation Committee publishes the declaration of independence of Estonia from Russia: https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...373570123943937
Japan: Count Ichiro Motono states if Russia concludes separate peace Japan will take decided and adequate steps to meet occasion.

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Shridan, WY - Douglas Fairbanks stars in “The Modern Musketeer,” today only at the Orpheum theater. Admission is 10 and 20 cents for the matinee, 10 and 25 cents for the night shows.

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Interesting tidbit jseal. Theatre prices just ain't what they used to be. Too bad.

Nice tidbit, jseal.

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Western Front
American troops in France going to the Western Front: https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...796358638899200

Eastern Front
Pernau, Reval, and Pskov taken by German forces (see 18th).
Peace negotiations begun at Bukharest (see 6th, and March 5th).
German soldiers take an abandoned Russian armored car: https://i0.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...wagen.jpg?ssl=1
Ukraine: Germans reach Zhitomir, temporary capital of Ukraine Republic.
Finish Civil War: Carl Mannerheim has 14,000 troops as 20,000 Reds attack towards Haapamaki and in Karelia (2000 Whites there).

Southern Front
Italy: Austro-Hungarians bomb Venice, Castelfranco and Mestre, resulting in 5 deaths and 12 injuries.

Naval and Overseas Operations
Baltic: Russians scuttle 11 submarines at Reval to avoid capture, cruiser Admiral Makarov last ship to leave after German cyclists ride in. Red evacuation (5 cruisers, 8 submarines, 12 minesweepers and 31 auxiliaries take 4,000 refugees) despite thick ice.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Persia: Kirmanshah occupied by British forces (see March 11th, 1917).
Palestine: Otto von Liman replaces Erich von Falkenhayn as Turk C-in-C.

Political, etc
United Kingdom: British Government inform M. Tonisson that they are prepared provisionally to recognise the independence of Estonia until the future status of Estonia is settled by the Peace Congress (see January 13th and November 11th).
Meat (2 oz per adult per week) bacon and ham (4 oz per head per week), butter and margarine (5 or 6 oz per head per week) rationing for London and Home Counties affects 10 million people, German PoWs including from February 26; queues vanish.
Poland: Military Convention signed at Bobruisk between Germany and Poland.

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Western Front
Germany: Royal Flying Corps night bombers destroy 100-yard-long hangar at Frescaty airfield near Metz (night February 26-27).
Western Front, General: 2nd Balloon Coy first US Air Service unit to give direct support to US front-line troops.
A French Eclaireur Zodiac Class airship near Boulogne-sur-Mer: © IWM (Q 58519): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...826555794788354

Eastern Front
Brest-Litovsk: Soviet delegates return. Arrival of the Soviet delegation at Brest-Litovsk: https://i1.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...towsk.jpg?ssl=1
Finish Civil War: Major-General Count Gustav von der Goltz put in command of 12th Landwehr or Baltic Division for projected German Finland intervention.

Southern Front
Austro-Hungarian Gotha bombers fly damaging 8-hour raid over Venice (night February 26-27).

Naval and Overseas Operations
British hospital ship Glenart Castle sunk by submarine UC-56 (commander Kapitänleutnant Wilhelm Kiesewetter) in the Bristol Channel (see March 1st, 1917). Two sources claim 162 lives lost, another says “only” 95 were killed.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Palestine: Patrols reach Rujm el Bahr (at northern end of Dead Sea, two miles east of mouth of Jordan).

Political, etc
Russia: Foreign ambassadors in Petrograd prepare to leave the city as the German offensive continues to advance towards the Soviet capital.
Ireland: “Lawlessness” in Ireland; additional troops sent to aid police. British government announces it has declared martial law in Country Clare.
China: Spectator stands at the Happy Valley racecourse in Hong Kong collapses, resulting in a fire that kills around 600 people. It is the worst fire accident in Hong Kong's history: https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...080727127527424

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Western Front
Flanders: Big British trench raid in Houthulst Forest
British troops carrying statues and relics from the Church of Saint Vaast in Armentieres to save them from shelling: © IWM (Q 8544): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...186434787168256

Eastern Front
Ukraine: Ukraine Central Soviet accepts treaty concluded with Germany by the Rada.

Political, etc
Germany: Erich Ludendorff and Kaiser Wilhelm II first see the A7V German tank (crew on February 16) and captured British Mk IV tanks. The majority of the crew of the A7V rides on the tank during traveling without any combat conditions: https://i2.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...7V-01.jpg?ssl=1
United Kingdom: War Cabinet agree aircraft priority for Western Front, but anti-aircraft guns first to home defence.
Japan: Japan proposes military action in Serbia.
Romania: German peace terms’ ultimatum sent to Romanian Govt at Jassy.

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Western Front
Aisne: “Repulse” of German “attack” near Chavigeron (north-east of Soissons).
Germany: General preparation period including training for 56 divisions over, now 180 divisions in West (6 arrive in February).
France: French order first (of 970) self-propelled guns (Renault 75mm).
British troops carry out two raids against German lines in France and Flanders, taking 24 prisoners and 3 machine guns. During February BEF take 312 German PoWs.
The damaged streets of Armentieres, France: © IWM (Q 8540): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...458225128562688
A Canadian soldier giving his dog a bath: https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...548833717293056
A member of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry does maintenance on her ambulance, while members of the Chinese Labor Corps in the background at Saint-Omer, France: © IWM (Q 11557): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...805510882480130

Eastern Front
Ukraine: Continued German advance in the Ukraine, and reach river Dnieper near Mosyr: armed Pripet flotilla captured.
Austro-Hungarians invade the Ukraine north of the Pruth River. Around 10,000 Russian troops are captured.

Naval and Overseas Operations
Allied and neutral shipping losses to U-boats during February: 115 ships (68 British with 697 lives) worth 318,174t (British 226,896t). U-boat figure 138 ships worth 335,202t including 37 ships of 84,118t in Mediterranean or 574t per U-boat day on sea, highest since May 1917.
Adriatic: Admiral Maksimilijan Njegovan resigns as Austrian C-in-C to facilitate ‘rejuvenation’ of command
U-boat at sea. By 1918, the submarines had taken on a size and shape that also triggered the ‘Battle of the Atlantic’ of World War II: https://i2.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...-1918.jpg?ssl=1

Political, etc
United Kingdom: Grant of £25,000 to Lady Maude.
Serbia: Resignation of M. Nikola Pashich and Serbian Cabinet.

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Western Front
Champagne: Germans recapture trenches south-west of Butte de Mesnil, but fail in local attacks elsewhere in Champagne and near Reims.
Verdun: Big German raids at Haucourt and Seicheprey (Lorraine), the latter against Americans.
France: In March French Army receives first Renault FT-17 light tanks. The French FT-17 was the first tank to have a revolving turret and was designed in 1917: https://i2.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...647-1.jpg?ssl=1
Read more at https://ww2-weapons.com/diary-march...337GyFxbeUih.99
Britain: BEF strength 1,886,073 (including 293,264 Empire troops) plus 118,427 laborers and non-combatants.
Flanders: German trench raids, especially on Portuguese Sector near Neuve Chapelle (Portuguese counterattack succeeds on March 9).
Near Houtholst Forest, Belgium, English and Scottish troops raid and penetrate German lines to a depth of 1200 yards, taking 14 prisoners.
Artois-Somme: German final preparations (until March 14) begin with advance parties moving up until March 5.
Field Marshal Haig, the commander of the British Expeditionary Force, with General Currie, the commander of the Canadian Corps, on the Western Front: https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...867188571598849
An automobile stuck under the rubble in Bethune, France: © IWM (Q 10708): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...897396985028608

Eastern Front
Germans occupy Polotsk, Bobruisk, Gomel and Mohilev (old STAVKA headquarter). During March 11 German divisions leave for Western Front.

Naval and Overseas Operations
H.M.S. Calgarian, armed merchant cruiser, torpedoed and sunk off Irish coast; 21 officers, 46 men lost.
Atlantic: In March top all-time U-boat ace Lothar von Arnauld recalled from Mediterranean to command new U-cruiser U-139 in which he sinks another 6 ships worth 7,208t.
Mediterranean: During march average of 10 U-boats at Sea.
Channel: In March 29 U-boats transit through Dover Barrage (Coastal submarine UB-54 lost on March 19).
Britain: Canadian physicist R W Boyle obtains echoes from Harwich submarine at 500 yards (inboard sets achieve up to 300 yards by Armistice).

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Palestine: Otto Liman orders XX Corps to recross river Jordan (March 3-4) plus 11th Div (from Armenia) down from Damascus. 38th Jewish Brigade lands in Egypt.
Mesopotamia: Ex-RNAS Armored Car Squadron lands at Basra to be Duncars (24 Austins).

Political, etc
Germany: German Army refuses to supply Bulgarian Army with munitions and clothing.
Russia: Robert Lockhart first sees Lenin, says Allied help acceptable against more German aggression. Trotsky cables Murmansk to accept ‘any and all (Allied) assistance’.
Turkey: Field Army (all fronts) only 200,000 strong. German Ambassador Count Johann von Bernstorff writes ‘Only Liman can pull off victory’.
United States: Woodrow Wilson approves Japanese action in Siberia, will send separate invitation until March 2 but rethinks on March 5.
Finland: Treaty of Peace and Amity signed between the Finnish Social Republic of Workmen and the Russian Federal Soviet Republic.
Switzerland: Fat and butter rationing cards.

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Western Front
Many German raids on British lines.
A group of wounded veterans at a Red Cross Hospital in France: https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...278667191930880
69th regiment New York National Guard “The Fightin Irish” marching to the trenches at St. Clement, France: https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...595789944217602

Eastern Front
Ukraine: Kiev captured by German forces (see December 20th), and continued advance of Austrians.
Central Powers offensive against Soviet Russia reach the Dnieper river near the city of Rechytsa (Belarus).

Naval and Overseas Operations
German force landed in the Aaland islands at request of Finnish Government (see 3rd). *900 Jaegers transported from Danzig.
German troops landing on Aaland islands: https://i0.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...lands.jpg?ssl=1
British submarine HMS H.5 is mistaken for a German U-boat and rammed by a British merchantman, killing all of the submarine’s crew.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Palestine: British (53rd Welsh Division) advance on 12-mile front astride Jerusalem-Nablus road.

Political, etc
Austria-Hungary: Prince Mirko of Montenegro, the 2nd son of Kinch Nicholas I of Montenegro, passed away while in Vienna: https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...535340204654592
Russia: Leon Trotsky orders old Russian Army‘s demobilization.
Romania: Romania agrees to negotiate for peace on basis of Central Powers’ demands.
United States: A U.S. Boy Scout wearing a gas mask: https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...293770914254848

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Western Front
Great raiding activity by British.
Germany carries out multiple raids against Allied lines in France as it prepares for its spring offensive.
A British soldier in the ruins of the cathedral of St. Vaas at Arras. © IWM (Q 8704): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...641074842009600

Eastern Front
Brest-Litovsk: The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk is concluded between Central Powers, Bulgaria and Turkey at Brest-Litovsk and the Soviet Revolutionary Government, ending hostilities between Russia and the Central Powers. Germany becomes free to transfer forces from the Eastern to the Western Fronts and to participate in a major offensive in the West, timed to take place later in the month. Russia renounces Baltic States, Poland, Belorussia, Finland and three Armenian districts to Turkey; 630,000 Austrian PoWs to come home.
Signature of the peace treaty of Best-Litovsk: https://i1.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...towsk.jpg?ssl=1
Estonia: German Eighth Army occupies Narva (c.85 miles west of Petrograd) after routing 1,600 Red Guards and sailors, have captured 17,000 Russians and 1500 guns for 109 casualties since February 18. Max Hoffmann orders advance to halt except in the Ukraine.
Ukraine: (Listed for yesterday): German troops enter the Ukrainian capital city of Kiev, one day after the Bolshevik forces were driven out by the Ukrainians: https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...625991529328640
Finish Civil War: Red Guard offensive fixed for March 9.

Naval and Overseas Operations
Russia: Central Powers’ Diktat at Brest-Litovsk strips Russia of all Baltic naval bases except Kronstadt; also Odessa and Nikolayev stipulates disarmament and detention of Russian warships in these ports pending general peace.
North Sea: First mine of Northern Barrage laid in Area B up to 50 miles from Orkney.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Palestine: British advance continued, reaching maximum of 3,000 yards.
Persia: Meshed occupied by troops of British East Persia Cordon. [Approximate date.]

Political, etc
Germany: Reinhard Goering’s play Seeschlacht (Sea Battle) opens at Berlin. Kaiser orders flags in every city and day off school to celebrate peace with Russia.
A war paintings exhibition in Munich, Germany, with the portrait of Emperor Charles I of Austria-Hungary in the foreground: © IWM (Q 112585): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...927928195829760
Southern Russia: Terek Cossack Soviet Republic declared.
Turkey: Muslims of Samsun massacre all Armenians. (note: I think this is a mistake; while the persecutions of Armenians did amount to genocide, there were also programs/repressions/massacres/genocides of other ethnic groups. Notably, Samsun, prior to the First World War, had a large minority population of Greeks, and there are several references to the Greek population being massacred/deported in 1916/1917.)
Sweden: German Government notify Swedish Government of occupation of the Aaland Islands (see 2nd).

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Western Front
Continued raiding by both sides, including an important enterprise by the French at Les Eparges. French claim to advance on a 1200-metre line and take 150 German prisoners.
US 94th Aero (Pursuit) Squadron arrives (flies first US recon petrol over German lines on March 19), is joined by future top ace Rickenbacker.
US fighter ace Edward Rickenbacker, a renowned racing driver, will become with 26 victories top-scoring American pilot of the war: https://i1.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...acker.jpg?ssl=1
Britain: DH10 (‘Amiens’) heavy bomber first flies. 8,403 women employed in Royal Flying Corps.
British Intelligence Staff Officers questions 2 German deserters (on right) at Ranchicourt, France: © IWM (Q 10715): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...276437256175617
A disabled Serbian veteran with a prosthetic arm working at an orthopedic center at Lyon, France: https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...365802238103554

Eastern Front
Germans claim capture of 6,000 officers, 57,000 men, 2,600 guns, 5,000 machine-guns, and 500 planes since February 18, in recent invasion.

Southern Front
Italy: Austro-Hungarians bomb Venice for 8 hours (300 bombs) but lose 13 aircraft, also attack Padua, Mestre and Treviso; (early March). German Jastas 1, 31 and 39 return to Western Front (for “Ludendorff” Offensive).

Naval and Overseas Operations
Atlantic: Mysterious disappearance of ocean-going collier USS Cyclops en route Barbados-Baltimore with 10,800t Brazilian manganese (309 dead). It is the largest US Navy loss in history not related to combat: https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...335599906447361

Political, etc
Russia: Supreme Military Soviet formed at Petrograd.
Romania: Romania also declares it is ready to negotiate a formal peace with the Central Powers.
United States: The first known case of the so-called Spanish flu was first observed at Fort Riley, Kansas.
Finland: Order of the Cross of Liberty instituted at Carl Mannerheim’s suggestion.
Sweden: Sweden protests Germany’s decision to occupy the Åland Islands and intervene in the Finnish Civil War.

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