Western Front
England: Moonlight raid on London. Giant R12 (Seydlitz-Gerstenburg) rams balloon aprox. 10,000ft over Woolwich and plunges 1,000ft, inadvertently dropping two 660lb bombs and injuring air mechanic; remaining bombs jettisoned at Beckenham, and before return to Belgian base. R39 drops first 2,204lb bomb (largest of war) delivered to England, destroys Northern Pavilion of Chelsea Hospital. 1 (or 2) Giants ineffectually raid Dover (night February 16-17); 60 defence sorties (3 brief attacks)
An unsubstantiated claim that one German machine goes down (This might refer to the aircraft that collided with the barrage balloon). Twelve killed, 6 injured.
Sighting of damage after a German air raid on England:
https://i1.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...griff.jpg?ssl=1
British Intelligence issue appreciation on imminence of German offensive.
France: Royal Flying Corps No 101 Squadron (FE2bs) begin night bombing of German airfields and rest billets (February 19, 21, 24 and 25). McCudden is again credited with 4 victories.
Ferdinand Foch aiming at Philippe Petain’s removal (Fayolle diary and on February 26). US Army Supply Services open at Tours.
Fighting in Cambrai section.
Women of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry attending to their ambulances at St. Omer, France: © IWM (Q 10700):
https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...187586838368256
A British soldier looks across the devastated landscape of Ypres, with a destroyed Mark IV Tank in the background. © IWM (Q 10709):
https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...202692968173568
Australian troops setting up camouflage screen over their trenches at Messines: © IWM (E (AUS) 4543):
https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...461897440464898
Eastern Front
Brest-Litovsk: Germans declare Armistice with Russia will end noon February 18.
Political, etc
Lithuania: Lithuania declares independence.
United Kingdom: Sir William Robertson, the British Chief of the Imperial General Staff, announces his resignation due to conflicts with Premier Lloyd George on how to conduct the war:
https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...492114120802305
Sir Henry Wilson succeeds Sir William Robertson as Chief of Imperial Staff.
Canada: Canadian children playing tug-of-war in the snow in Toronto:
https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...523537393508352