On This Day - 11 September 1917
Theatre definitions:
Western Front comprises the Franco-German-Belgian front and any
military action in Great Britain, Switzerland, Scandinavia and Holland.
Eastern Front comprises the German-Russian, Austro-Russian and
Austro-Romanian fronts. Southern Front comprises the
Austro-Italian and Balkan (including Bulgaro-Romanian) fronts, and
Dardanelles. Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres comprises
Egypt, Tripoli, the Sudan, Asia Minor (including Transcaucasia), Arabia,
Mesopotamia, Syria, Persia, Afghanistan, Turkestan, China, India, etc.
Naval and Overseas Operations comprises operations on the seas
(except where carried out in combination with troops on land) and in
Colonial and Overseas theatres, America, etc. Political, etc.
comprises political and internal events in all countries, including Notes,
speeches, diplomatic, financial, economic and domestic matters.
Source: Chronology of the War (1914-18, London; copyright expired)
Western Front
British bomb south of Lille and Roulers region heavily.
Southern Front
Austrian counter-attacks on Bainsizza Plateau and north-east of Gorizia heavily repulsed.
Naval and Overseas Operations
British seaplanes bomb Zeebrugge mole and air sheds.
Political, etc.
First party of British prisoners from Switzerland arrives.
Russian crisis: M. Kerenski declares General Kornilov a traitor.