Western Front
Allies claim over 30,000 prisoners taken in Flanders during past month.
Region above Valenciennes flooded by Germans.
Western Front, Air: Mannheim bombed by British. Sopwith Dolphin fighters of No 19 Squadron and D.H.9s (No 98 squadron) attacked by many German fighters (10 lost) covering vital rail targets; 10 Dolphins and 4 D.H.9s lost; 2 D.H.9s crash-land, but 12 Bristol fighters (88 Squadron) destroy 9 of c.17 Fokker fighters over Tournai for no loss. 62 RAF aircraft (3 lost) attack Rebaix airfield north of Ath, hit 4 hangars and destroy 9 aircraft in air. c.30 German fighters scatter 2 D.H.9 squadrons (2 bombers and 4 fighter escorts shot down}. Lieutenant Degelow downs D.H.4, wins last of 75 air Pour le Merite awards. [Note: a claim I’m having great trouble verifying] RAF claims record 67 German aircraft for loss of 41.
New Zealand troops firing howitzers at Le Quesnoy, France:
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American soldiers operating a device used to locate enemy aircraft by reflecting and focusing its sound: © IWM (Q 73786):
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A destroyed street in Grandpré, France:
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Ned Parfett, who achieved fame as the newspaper boy holding the Evening News poster “Titanic Disaster Great Loss of Life” in 1912, is killed in action near Valenciennes:
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A German machine gun post captured on the Quéant line:
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Canadian soldiers admiring loot taken from the Germans:
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Southern Front
Third Battle of the Piave (aka
Battle of Vittorio Veneto): Italian Firenze lancers and Bersaglieri cyclists enter Vittorio Veneto (old Austrian Sixth Army headquarter). Third Army storms Lower Piave at four points as Italian cavalry and armored cars begin pursuit; Austrian Sixth Army split in two. Claimed PoWs total 33,000. Austrian Belluno Group begins general retreat (night October 30-31). Austrian Armistice Delegates reach Villa Giusti near Padua at 2000 hours.
Severe fighting at Grappa.
Austrian PoWs at Vittorio Veneto:
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Serbia: Serbs reach Danube east of Semendria and occupy and Pozharevats.
Albania: 122,000 Austrian troops (5 ½ infantry and 1 cavalry divisions) with 540 guns in Albania and Serbia vs 144,000 Italians and 373 guns among 730,850 Allies with 1,883 guns.
Croatia: Fiume surrendered to the Croats by the Hungarian authorities (see Political, etc., below).
Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Mesopotamia: Battle of Sharqat (see 30th):
Battle of Sharqat ends (see 28th). Turkish army on the Tigris surrenders. 11,321 PoWs; 51 guns; 130 MGs; 2,000 animals for 1,886 British casualties since October 23 including 7th Cavalry Brigade 16-mile north pursuit taking 1,200.
Naval and Overseas Operations
Germany: Room 40 intercepts High Seas Fleet 0800 hours signal ‘
All officers on board the Flagship’ as first hint of mutiny. Order to leave port defied five times and crews too denuded by 1,000 arrests to do so (until October 31). Disorder and insubordination grow among German sailors who believe the German Admiralty will sacrifice them in a final battle. German Navy cancels the plan for a final sortie against the British Grand Fleet but mutinous sentiment and activity persists. Hipper disperses Fleet to the Elbe, Kiel and Wilhelmshaven.
Political, etc
Austria-Hungary: Hungarian Republic proclaimed: Count Janos Hadik Prime Minister.
Emperor Charles gives Fleet to Yugoslav National council, Danube Flotilla to Hungarians; allows officers to serve in new national armies.
Germany: Government note to US says armistice terms awaited.
United Kingdom: Serious influenza epidemic in London; 2,200 deaths last week.
Turkey:
Armistice between Turkey and Entente Powers signed at Mudros (see 31st). 25 clauses begin with Dardanelles opening and occupation (published November 2).
Emerging States: "National Council of Fiume" proclaim the independence of the city and announce desire for union with Italy (see November 5th).
Croatian Congress (Sabor) unanimously adhere to Yugoslav declaration of independence (see 29th).