Western Front
Third Battle of Ypres: 4 British divisions with 16 tanks engaged before St Julien, 2 more with 18 tanks south of Fortuin while 3 more with tanks battle along Menin Road (until August 23). 500-880-yd gains for heavy losses (3,000 casualties). 2 British battalions capture and hold Glencorse Wood (until August 24).
The battlefield of Ypres with abandoned British tanks:
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Men of the Scots Guards moving up to the trenches near Boezinge, Belgium: © IWM (Q 2755):
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"Second Offensive Battle" of Verdun: French continue efforts towards Hill 304 & Samogneux.
Last German airplane raid on England by daylight (see July 7th and September 2nd).
One source says: The last daylight raid on Britain of the First World War is focused on the coastal port of Ramsgate. Several Gotha bombers are lost, with three shot down, one by Flight Sub-Lieutenant J.Drake of the Royal Naval Air Service, and two others by anti-aircraft gunfire.
While another says: Gotha bombers (total 3 lost) attack Margate, Ramsgate and Dover. 138 defence sorties, 2 bombers shot down by RNAS fighters, 1 by anti-aircraft fire (total casualties 39 including 16 servicemen).
Eduard Ritter von Dostler, German fighter ace with 26 victories, is shot down and killed over Belgium:
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Eastern Front
At Raggazen (Gulf of Riga) Russians retire from 3 to 8 miles, to shorten line.
Situation unchanged on Romanian front, where fighting continues.
Southern Front
Eleventh Battle of the Isonzo: Fierce fighting in Carso region. Italian progress on both right and left wings.
Naval and Overseas Operations
German submarine SM
UC-41, credited with sinking 18 ships, is sunk by British naval trawlers with loss of all crew.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
War Office reports Turkish defeat in Hejaz.
Political, etc
Britain-Germany: Now 102,218 German PoWs to 43,000 British.
Russia: Constituent Assembly elections put back to November 12 from September 17.
United Kingdom: Artillery shells being examined at the National Shell Filling Factory in Nottinghamshire: © IWM (Q 30009):
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Italy: Turin strikes and riots (until August 28): Bread shortage leads to factory close down and shop sacking, 2 churches burnt down. Army uses tanks and MGs to clear barricades on August 23 and repulse worker columns. Order restored on August 24 after 50 killed (3 soldiers) and 800 arrests. Turin not imitated by rest of Italy.
United States: Japanese delegation arrives in Washing D.C. to coordinate the war against Germany:
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Greece: Earl Grenville appointed Minister at Athens.