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Old 07-20-2017, 05:40 AM
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20 July 1917

Western Front
Britain
: Cabinet sanctions Haig’s Ypres offensive, provided it is called off if progress is unsatisfactory.

Eastern Front
Galicia: Battle of Dvinsk (Also known as the Battle of East Galicia
): German breach of Russian front in Galicia growing; retreat stayed in Brzezany and Halicz regions.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Turkey
: Army Group Kommando F formed to control German troops.
Turkish troops in Palestine, inspected by Enver Pasha: https://i0.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...stine.jpg?ssl=1
Palestine: British 54th Division (over 100 casualties) trench raids southwest of Umbrella Hill causing over 118 casualties and MG and mortar taken
Record heat at Baghdad 123 deg.

Political, etc
Serbia
: Corfu Declaration, signed by Prime Minister Pasic, Dr Trumbic and Montenegro Committee for National Union, seeks union of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.
Germany: German official casualties now number 1,032,800 men killed and 2,325,581 wounded, not including naval and colonial forces.
Russia: The Russian Provisional Government orders the arrest of Vladimir Lenin, who has gone into hiding.
United States: President Wilson pardons 16 women suffragists arrested outside of the White House. The women refuse the pardon, but are forced out of jail.
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