31 Days until the Armistice
Western Front
Germans forced by pressure on flanks into general withdrawal
Flanders: German Army and Marine units hasten evacuation of coastal bases and defences (ships and aircraft leave, guns moving since October 7). Strong German resistance north of River Selle (Le Cateau); Germans retreat from strong positions north of River Sensee; British close to Douai.
Artois: 2nd Canadian Division (British First Army) capture Iwuy, northeast of Cambrai, before handing over to British XXII Corps; since August 26 Canadian Corps has gained 23 miles vs 31 German divisions in 47 days. For 30,806 casualties since August 22, Canadians have captured 18,585 PoWs, 371 guns and almost 2,000 MGs, liberating 116 square miles with 54 towns and villages.
Champagne: French advance up to 6 miles on 37-mile front, have taken 21,500 PoWs and 600 guns since September 26, including Italian reoccupation of Chemin des Dames.
British troops with civilians at Bohain, France. A boy holds a German Mauser 1918 T-Gewehr anti-tank rifle: © IWM (Q 7103):
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Statues at Versailles are covered up to protect them from German bombings: © IWM (Q 78183):
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Canadian troops capture Cambrai, finding it deserted of German forces. Canadian soldiers walk by a burning building:
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Ruins of Cambrai cathedral after it was captured by the Allies:
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Wounded American soldiers in Argonne forest:
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The smoldering ruins of Cambrai:
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British soldiers amuse themselves by wearing a German pickelhaube helmet and sitting in a gutted car in Cambrai: © IWM (Q 11803):
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Southern Front
Serbia: Prizren retaken by French forces (see December 1st, 1915); they also complete the reoccupation of Nish (Nis) (see November 5th, 1915).
Bulgaria: General Jekor, Bulgarian Commander-in-Chief, dismissed.
Italy: Heavy fighting on Asiago plateau; 500 prisoners.
Allied raid north of Monte Grappa.
Albania: Austro-Hungarians evacuate Durazzo.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Persia: 3 RAF R.E.8s attack Turk columns (2 lost, but 3 aircrew walk 120 miles to safety).
Political, etc
Austria-Hungary: Emperor Karl receives nationality deputations at Reichsrat.
Dr. Sandor Wekerle, Hungarian Prime Minister, resigns.
Germany: Herr Erzberger announces German militarism is dead.
Poland: Martial law in parts of Poland.
United States: Huge military appropriations demanded in U.S.
A 7.1 magnitude earthquake hits Puerto Rico, resulting in a tsunami. Around a hundred people are killed:
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China: Feng-Kuo-Chang, President of China, retires (see July 6th, 1917 and September 4th, 1918).