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21 October 1917

Western Front
Third Battle of Ypres
: Continued lack of activity today, due to continued heavy rains.
Verdun: Germans make strong attack at Bezonvaux.
Saarbrucken bombed by British.
Dunkirk bombed by Germans.
Lorraine: US TROOPS ENTER LINE: US 1st Division joins French in Luneville sector. Each American unit is attached to a French unit.
March of American soldiers to the French Western Front: https://i0.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...front.jpg?ssl=1
British tank at a training exercise at Wailly, France for the upcoming Battle of Cambrai: © IWM (Q 7281): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...708143779856384
X-ray being used to examine a bullet wound in a French soldier’s arm: https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...799000248016897

Eastern Front
Operation Albion
: Germans land on Russian mainland at Verder, but the Russians are able to repel German attempt to land eight miles north of Verder Peninsula.
Germans claim 20,000 prisoners and 100 guns in last nine days' fighting. (Another site is more specific: 20,130 PoWs and 141 guns since October 12 for 54 killed.)
Russian Southwest Front: 84,948 officers and men on [Workers’ and Soldiers’] committees.

Southern Front
Considerable artillery activity on Italian front.
Monastir shelled again.
Italian Front: Cadorna cables British DMO Major-General Maurice ‘The attack is coming but I am confident of being able to meet it.

Naval and Overseas Operations
Baltic
: Operation Albion: The bulk of the Russian fleet (20 ships) escapes north out of Moon Sound, and head to the Gulf of Finland.
North Sea: Ostend bombarded by British ships. Monitors Erebus and Terror (off Dunkirk) survive total of 4 torpedo hits (from 3 German torpedo boats) thanks to bulge protection.
East Africa: Hanforce saves Lukuledi prison and pushes German colonial forces 2 miles south towards Ndanda, but retires north back to Ruponda from October 22 to November 7.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Turkish attack on Arab stronghold at Petra repulsed.
British troops drive back Ottoman forces across the Diyala River north of Baghdad.

Political, etc
Russia
: Russian Soviet's Peace Terms issued.
United Kingdom: British troops receiving their beer rations at Wimbledon Commons: © IWM (Q 53967): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...768795399536640
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