Western Front
The so-called
Battles of the Hindenburg Line: Battle of the Beaurevoir Line (3-5 October 1918): British and French heavy fighting St. Quentin to Cambrai.
French and Americans increase gains in Champagne as far as the River Arnes.
Announcement re: prisoners, etc..
German guns being removed from Flanders coast.
Meuse-Argonne Offensive: Battle of Champagne and Argonne (see October 15th): US advance resumed west of river, takes Hill 240 and 4 villages in mile or so advance. ‘… Bullard’s Corps forces the enemy back to the Kriemhilde positions south of the Bois de Forest’ (US communique). 3rd Division takes 1,366 casualties vs Curel Heights. Lull follows on October 5 after 8-mile advance.
American “Lost Battalion,” trapped behind German lines, is accidentally targeted by Allied artillery. They send a message by carrier pigeon: “OUR ARTILLERY IS DROPPING A BARRAGE DIRECTLY ON US. FOR HEAVENS SAKE STOP IT.” The pigeon is severely injured, but delivers the message.
France: Allies announce capture of 254,012 PoWs; 3,669 guns; 23,000 MGs between July 15 and September 30.
US artillery in action, equipped with the famous French 75mm M1897 field gun:
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British troops occupy the town of Lens after the Germans abandon it. British soldiers in the ruins: © IWM (Q 11794):
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Mule-drawn carts and Allied tanks pass by each other on a road near Bellicourt, France:
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The ruins of the town of Lens, France. The mound in the background used to be the church:
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Eastern Front
General Edmund Ironside takes over command of Allied forces at Archangel.
Southern Front
Salonika: Greek troops occupy Seres and Demir Hissar.
Serbia: French and Serbs drive back Austro-Hungarians in Vranya region.
Albania: French and Italians drive back Austro-Hungarians.
Italy: Sharp fighting in Monte Grappa (Upper Brenta) region.
48 Sopwith Camel fighters (no casualties) bomb Austrian flying schools at Campoformido, southwest of Udine and Egna, south of Bolzano (October 5), destroying over 13 aircraft.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Persia: Inspector-General of Communications Dickson reaches Juzzah border railhead, cables need for 14,600 camels or 1,450 vans.
Naval and Overseas Operations
Atlantic: Japanese steamer
Hirano Maru torpedoed off Ireland, 292 lost.
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Mediterranean: British convoy escorts and SS
Greenland‘s gunfire sink coastal submarine
UB-68 southeast of Malta, her commander Karl Doenitz (U-boat leader in WW2) a PoW, having sunk 7 ships or 16,993t including one from this convoy.
North Sea: Harwich Force hoping to find returning U-boats only finds 2 armed trawlers to sink.
Political, etc
Austria-Hungary: German and Austro-Hungarian Governments send Notes to President Wilson via Switzerland proposing an armistice on the basis of his 14 points. [The German note was received by President Wilson on October 6th and the Austrian on October 7th.] (see 8th and 18th).
Germany: The German government under Chancellor Prince Maximillian of Baden seeks an armistice, but the Allies remain cautious of German intentions and do not accept it. The German Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor in Berlin:
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United Kingdom: British Government learns Turkey has cabled Berlin that she is about to seek peace.