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French gas pipeOn This Day - 11 December 1918
Updated - Sunday, 4 August, 2002

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

Sir C. Fergusson, Military Governor, reaches Cologne and hoists Union Jack.

Americans occupy Coblenz, and hold Rhine back from Trechtingshausen to Rolandseck.

Eastern Front

Odessa occupied by Ukrainian revolutionary forces.

Political, etc.

Speech by Mr. Lloyd George at Bristol, principally on conscription, indemnities, and punishment of Kaiser.

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