Western Front
French ace Rene Fonck (20 victories to date) kills German ace and fighter leader Adolf von Tutschek (27 victories) over Champagne.
Captain Rene Fonck, with 75 victories at the end of the war, absolute Allied top ace and one of the most feared snipers among fighter pilots:
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African American soldiers at Menil-la-Tour, France: © IWM (Q 85384):
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Eastern Front
German Government proclaim protectorate over an independent Kurland.
SOVNARKOM allows Czech Legion evacuation to Omsk.
Finish Civil War: Mannerheim Offensive (12,000 troops) towards Tampere (until March 19), takes 700 PoWs and 10 guns. Second phase (March 20-25) cuts off town (until March 25), he cables for speedy German arrival on March 20.
Another soruce reports this as:
Battle of Tampere starts in Finland, as 16,000 White forces attempt to besiege 14,000 Red forces at Tampere in the largest engagement in the Finnish Civil War.
Naval and Overseas Operations
Eastern Atlantic: Destroyer HMS
Michael depth charges and sinks
U-110 off North Ireland.
Political, etc
Austria-Hungary: Strikes in Austria-Hungary.
France: Explosion in an explosives factory in the Courneuve district near Paris (30 killed, 1500 wounded).
United Kingdom: Allies in London discuss Japanese intervention “against Germans” in Russia but Americans object.
Turkey: (Listed for yesterday): The Ottoman Empire and the Transcaucasian Commissariat (breakaway state from Russia) meet in Trebizond to negotiate a treaty for recognition and to settle border disputes.
United States: Lucretia Garfield, wife of former U.S. President James A. Garfield who established the first presidential library, passed away:
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Sweden: Publication by "Politiken" of Prince Lichnowsky's memorandum.