Western Front
Kaiserschlacht: Near Vingre (north-west of Soissons) German attempt to cross Aisne checked.
German attacks at Longpont (north of Forest of Retz) and at Chezy (south of Ourcq) defeated by French.
Germans claim 31 Allied aircraft for loss of 7, air fighting diminishes until June 9.
British independent Air Force in France constituted under tactical command of Major-General Sir Hugh M. Trenchard. It begins operations from Nancy. Organized as 8th Brigade RAF, initially with 4 squadrons (grew to 9); Nos 216 (Handley Pages), 55 (DH4), 99 (arrived May 3) and 100 (F.E.2). Only the Handley Pages and DH4s have strategic range and high performance, but 74 attacks made in June.
A Handley Page bomber is landing. More than 400 were delivered until the end of the war:
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Sir W. R. Robertson appointed to command of British home forces.
Scottish Highlanders at a shrine damaged by German shellfire at Sailly-Labourse: © IWM (Q 11042):
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Surgery for a wounded Australian soldier near the frontlines: © IWM (E(AUS) 2375):
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A factory on fire after it was hit by German incendiary shells at Sailly-Labourse, France: © IWM (Q 11063):
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Naval and Overseas Operations
British armed boarding-steamer HMS
Snaefell torpedoed and sunk, allegedly by Russian submarine; in reality, the attacker was SM
UB-105.
Political, etc
Austria-Hungary: Speech of Count Tisza in Hungarian Diet re: Dual Alliance extension.
United Kingdom: Madsen (US) machine-gun debate in House of Commons.
United States: Second Registration adds 750,000 21-year-olds to draft list.