On This Day - 8 December 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
Small actions west of Graincourt (south-western Cambrai).
Great artillery activity north-east of Verdun.
Southern Front
French and British join Italian line, latter in Montello district (Piave).
Combined airwork (150 planes) in Frenzela valley.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres
British, by cutting Jerusalem-Jericho and Shechem roads, isolate city. Local authorities arrange to surrender.
Naval and Overseas Operations
Germans capture Portuguese force at Ngoma (River Rovuma).
