Western Front
Kaiserschlacht: Germans open intense bombardment of French and British positions from Locre and south of Ypres; no attack develops.
French make slight progress in Locre sector.
A German 38-cm gun in railway carriage firing:
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France: 440 Renault FT-17 tanks delivered, only 216 with units.
French soldiers marching towards the frontlines at Ribecourt: © IWM (Q 69360):
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A British officer of the Tank Corps with his pet dog on a motorcycle at Neulette, France: © IWM (Q 8770):
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American Army barber cutting the hair of children in Bronville, France: © IWM (Q 114507):
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Eastern Front
Finish Civil War: Whites take Kotka and 3 Red evacuation ships (4,000 PoWs, 38 guns and mortars, 50 MGs).
Russia: Siberia: Novonikolayevsk Soviet arrests Czech Captain Gajda.
Southern Front
Italy: Activity increased on Italian front.
Serbia: Serbians capture and hold Bulgarian advanced positions on Dobropolye sector.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Palestine: Second action of Es Salt ends (see April 30th). British troops retreat from their 2nd offensive against Ottoman forces in Transjordan due to strong counterattacks.
Political, etc
Between warring sides: Germany and Soviet Russia establish a special commission to exchange 3 million Russian prisoners in German hands for 1 million Germans held in Russia.
Austria-Hungary: Officials seize German food from Romania and Ukraine.
Emperor closes Reichsrat.
Ukraine: Armistice signed at Korenevo between Russia and The Ukraine (German-Ukrainian Command) (see June 12th).