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Old 02-20-2018, 05:21 AM
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20 February 1918

Western Front
A horse-drawn artillery limber stuck in the mud near Ytres: © IWM (Q 8509): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...659776213508096
A German Friedrichshafen G-III bomber after it crashed behind British lines near Ytres: © IWM (Q 12155): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...674890350288898

Eastern Front
German armies still advancing towards Reval, Petrograd, Moscow and Kiev, meeting with little resistance, and occupy Hapsal and Minsk; have now taken over 1,500 guns and 9,000 PoWs.
Finish Civil War: German troops reach Finland to reinforce White Guard.
German troops enter a Russian city: https://i2.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...uppen.jpg?ssl=1

Southern Front

Great bombing raids from both sides; Venice, Padua, etc., again bombed.

Naval and Overseas Operations
Baltic
: Germans form task force at Kiel of 3 battleships, 3 cruisers and 4 torpedo boats (Rear-Admiral Hugo Meurer) to support Finland intervention.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Palestine
: British troops north of Jerusalem advance on four-mile front on Shechem road; within four miles of Jericho.
Mesopotamia: Khan Abu Rayan occupied by British patrols within ten miles of Hit.
Persia: Lionel Dunsterville leaves Enzeli for Hamadan just before 3,000 Reds land from Baku to arrest him. He cables CIGS on February 26, that a brigade will secure British interests.

Political, etc
United Kingdom
: British Foreign Minister (Mr. Arthur Balfour) informs Polish National Committee that Great Britain does not accept the treaty between The Ukraine and Central Powers (see 9th, January 10th and June 3rd).
Inter-Allied Labour and Socialist Conference meets at Westminster.
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