Western Front
Kaiserschlacht: Battle of Belleau Wood: American and French troops continue their counterattack at Belleau Wood, capturing Torcy and taking 300 German prisoners. French and Americans also capture Veuilly-la-Poterie and Vinly (west of Chateau-Thierry), Bouresches and Hill 204 (west of Chateau-Thierry).
British regain Bligny.
American soldiers manning a machine gun position at a railway work shop at Chateau-Thierry:
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Germany: 13 DHs attack rail targets at Conz and Thionville; No 55 Squadron unable to reach primary target (Koblenz clouded over), as on June 8 and 13.
Eastern Front
British force lands at Kern (North Russia) (see May 24th).
Lenin orders Murmansk Soviet to oppose Allies.
By now Germans have occupied Bataisk south of Rostov.
Naval and Overseas Operations
Mediterranean: Most of first 36 US submarine chasers arrive with tender
Leonidas at Corfu, having crossed Atlantic under own power. First hunt until June 9 of 37 hunts; Commander believes 19 kills achieved, actually none.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Siberia: Omsk occupied by Czecho-Slovak forces (see November 18th).
Armored train of the Czech Legion in Siberia:
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Political, etc
Russia: First Congress of Red Military Commissars.
Greece: Installation of Signor Avezzano as Italian Minister at Athens: friendly speech.