1 January 1918

January 1918

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Western Front

General Max von Gallwitz is given command of Army Detachment C alongside his own Fifth Army, creating a new Army Group Gallwitz. In his new command he slows down but is unable to stop the Franco-British offensives of 1918.

War at Sea

Monaghan class destroyer USS Patterson (DD-36) collides with the tug Dreadful at Berehaven Harbour, suffering damage to her bow that kept her out of action until 5 February

 


How to cite this article: Rickard, J (3 January 2018), 1 January 1918, https://www.historyofwar.org/firstworldwar/daybyday/1918_01_01.html

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