Western Front
Successful raid by Canadians south of Lens.
British soldiers trying to get a car out of a snow-filled ditch: © IWM (Q 8407):
https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...401750967734272
Eastern Front
Brest-Litovsk: Russo-German negotiations at Brest-Litovsk.
South Russia: White Volunteer Army manifesto by Lavr Kornilov and Mikhail Alexeiev pledges resistance to Reds and Germans.
Naval and Overseas Operations
H.M.S.
Racoon founders in snowstorm off coast of Scotland: all hands lost.
North Sea: Royal Navy destroyers
Opal and
Narbrough wrecked on rocky Pentland Skerries off Scotland (12 resp 1 survivor from 180).
Western Mediterranean: Convoy escort sloop HMS
Cyclamen sinks coastal submarine
UB-69 with high-speed paravane off Bizerta.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
War Office announces further Arab activity on Hejaz railway.
Mozambique: Hawthorn’s 3 KAR battalions drive Göring Detachment (3 coys) to east bank of river Lugenda and take Luambala from it on January 15.
A light field gun of the German Schutztruppe fires:
https://i1.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...ruppe.jpg?ssl=1
Political, etc
Russia: Bolsheviks issue appeal for volunteers to march against "Bourgeoisie of the world".
United Kingdom: Beatty memo establishes new Grand Fleet strategy of containing Scheer in his bases rather than fighting at any cost (Cabinet approves on January 18).
Australia: Mr. Hughes forms new ministry.