Western Front
Third Battle of Ypres: British advanced line forced back from positions gained on 22 August.
German post capture near Lombartzyde (coast section).
British 12-inch railway gun at Woesten, Belgium. “Not on Strike” is printed on the barrel: © IWM (Q 2765):
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"Second Offensive Battle" of Verdun: French advance 1 1/2 miles on 2,000-yards front taking Hill 304 and Camard Wood and reach south bank of Forges Brook, gains north of Mort Homme.
Upscale mood and flowers on the lunch table as French officers try to spread optimism:
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Southern Front
Eleventh Battle of the Isonzo: Italians have advanced 6 miles on a 10-mile front, taken 20,000 PoWs (another source says 16,000 Austro-Hungarian soldiers and 350 officers), and 125 guns but no water or roads for pursuit over Bainsizza plateau and over 2 million of 3.5 million medium heavy shells used. Austrian counter-attack loses 1,000 PoWs on August 28.
Battle further south dies down. Italians consolidating positions.
Naval and Overseas Operations
East Africa: Belgian troops drive Germans from river Sansa and press them against Lake Nyasa on August 27.
Political, etc
United Kingdom: British press criticizes the air service for not preventing German air raids. Manchester Guardian proposes an independent air ministry.
United States: 156 African-American soldiers in Houston, Texas mutiny & riot after encountering segregation. 4 soldiers and 12 civilians are killed.
Greece: Aftermath of the fire in Thessalonica, Greece, where 9,500 homes were lost: © IWM (HU 58897):
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