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Old 08-13-2017, 01:54 PM
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11 August 1917

Western Front
Canadian fighter ace William Avery Bishop is awarded the Victoria Cross for his conduct during a raid on a German airfield.
Third Battle of Ypres: German counter-attacks east of Ypres, part of Glencorse Wood recaptured.
A horse and a water cart stuck in the mud at Ypres: © IWM (Q 5943): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...049872691904512
A British soldier checking out a “dud” artillery shell in Wytschaete, Belgium: © IWM (Q 5868): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...973099048493057
A Canadian military funeral at a cemetery in Poperinghe, Belgium: © IWM (Q 5875): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...989488517693440

Eastern Front
Battle of Marasesti
: Mackensen forces river Sereth at one point, claims 7,000 PoWs, but Romanian resistance stiffens. Rumanian Royal Family leaves Jassy.
An advanced German patrol. Soldiers and horses wear gas masks: https://i1.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...asken.jpg?ssl=1

Naval and Overseas Operations
Atlantic
: Sierra Leone convoys start.
South Atlantic: British liner City of Athens (21 lost) sunk by raider Wolf mine near Cape Town.

Political, etc
United Kingdom
: Mr. Arthur Henderson resigns position as member of War Cabinet after it rejects his proposal for a peace conference.
Australia: Australian government increases taxes on imported liquor by 3 shillings a gallon for customs and 1 penny a gallon in excise duty.
United States: U.S. Government refuses to issue passports for Stockholm Conference.
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