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Old 02-13-2018, 05:26 AM
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14 February 1918

Western Front
Champagne
: French win salient between Tahure and Butte de Mesnil, US guns give fire support, 177 PoWs. German counter-attack on February 18.
Men of the Black Watch Regiment receiving mail outside of their dugout at Morchies, France: © IWM (Q 8508): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...076526211305472
In response to French air raids against Saarbrucken, German aeroplanes bomb Nancy, France.

Eastern Front
General Mikhail Alexeiev defeated by the Bolsheviki (see 4th).
Anatoly Nazarov elected Ataman (until February 25).

Southern Front
British line in Italy extended.

Naval and Overseas Operations
Adriatic
: Around this day the French submarine Bemouilli probably lost to mines.

Political, etc
Germany
: Erich Ludendorff promises Kaiser victory in proposed spring offensive.
Bad Homburg Crown Council decides on further advance into Russia, Kaiser demands Bolsheviks be ‘beaten to death’.
Poster glibly assuring Germany that their army would win the freedom of the seas: https://i0.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...-meer.jpg?ssl=1
United Kingdom: Pacifist group in House of Commons defeated.
United States: U.S. diplomats and naval officers in London celebrating the anniversary of Lincoln’s birthday: © IWM (Q 54173): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...106726059937793
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