Western Front
Kaiserschlacht: Artillery fire on both sides and local encounters on whole front.
British line advanced a little at Morlancourt between Ancre and Somme.
Killed British machine gunners at the Somme:
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A German long-range gun (Not the Paris Gun) put out of action by French guns.
France: Foch orders army commanders and higher not to yield ground for defense in depth.
American 320 mm railway gun near Mailly, France: © IWM (Q 58209):
https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...773470974042114
Eastern Front
Finish Civil War: Battle of Ahvenkoski: Last Red Guards surrender in Kymi Valley; 9,000 PoWs; 57 guns and 120 MGs; c.280 Reds shot (until May 15) despite orders. This is the last battle of the Finnish Civil War.
Russia: Trotsky approves ‘in principle’ re-routing Czech 2nd Division (still west of Omsk) via Archangel.
Naval and Overseas Operations
North Sea: U-boat sinks sloop HMS
Rhododendron.
Channel: Australian ocean liner
Kyarra is sunk by the German submarine
UB-57, causing 6 deaths:
https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...711771315228672
Mozambique: Rosecol takes over Pamforce advance.
Action of Nanungu: Two very different accounts. One says: Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck is defeated at Nanungu (East Africa) by General Edward Northey's forces; Germans driven to north-east with much loss. Account two says: Paul von Lettow’s 404 men (107 casualties) beat c.800 KAR from NRFF (c.211 casualties including 106 PoWs), but both sides retire during night (until May 8).
Political, etc
Ireland: Field-Marshal Lord John Fench appointed Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland (see December 15th, 1915); Mr. Ed Shortt, Chief Secretary.
John French:
https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...681573186265088