Western Front
Third Battle of Ypres: German forces again attempt to retake British gains at Ypres, but only gain south of the Menin Road with heavy losses.
“South African Scottish” troops carry a captured wounded German soldier during the Battle of Menin Road: © IWM (Q 2870):
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Stuttgart, Treves, Coblenz and Frankfurt bombed by French.
Ralph Curtis (pictured), British aerial ace with 15 victories, is killed in action in a dogfight with German pilot Hermann Göring:
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Eastern Front
Jakobstadt (Baltic) stormed by German forces (21st/22nd).
German forces capture the city of Jakobstadt (Jēkabpils, Latvia) from the Russians: © IWM (Q 29937):
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Southern Front
Slight Italian push in Marmolada region (Carnic).
Naval and Overseas Operations
North Sea: Only British air kill of a U-boat: Royal Navy Air Service H12 America flying boat (Flt Sub-lt N Magor) bombs coastal submarine UB-32.
The large Curtiss H12 America flying boat:
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Channel: Ostend attacked by British coast patrol. Dover Patrol monitor Terror shells Ostend (35 shells), sinks floating dock.
3 Royal Navy Air Service Sopwith Camel fighters over Dover Patrol destroy, force down or capture 4 German seaplanes from Ostend and Zeebrugge.
Atlantic: Convoys from Dakar start
East Africa: Battle of Bweho Chini: over 1,100 German troops and over 20 MGs (estimate over 340 casualties) just fail to storm surrounded Nigerian Brigade camp (134 casualties). Kilwa Force reunited on September 24. Belgians fight at Hyka on river M’kaha.
Political, etc
Italy: Germany and Austria-Hungary accept Pope Benedict’s proposal for an immediate armistice in the war. The Allies had already rejected it.
Argentina: Relations much strained between Germany and Argentina.