Western Front
Kaiserschlacht: Battle of the Matz, also known as the
First Battle of Lassigny, or the German
Operation Gneisenau: German advance on Compiegne. Humbert withdraws 38th and 15th divisions 6 miles south to north of Laigue Forest (northeast of Compiegne). Foch urges Fayolle to launch Mangin’s counter-stroke without delay. On east French withdraw from Carlepont Wood on Ribecourt. In center Germans take heights of Marqueglise and reach Antheuil. French retreat on River Aronde, recapture Mery. Courcelles (south-east of Montdidier) taken by Germans, retaken by French.
Battle of Belleau Wood: In the morning of 10 June, Major Hughes' 1st Battalion, 6th Marines—together with elements of the 6th Machine Gun Battalion—attacked north into the wood. Although this attack initially seemed to be succeeding, it was also stopped by machine gun fire. The commander of the 6th Machine Gun Battalion—Major Cole—was mortally wounded. Captain Harlan Major—senior captain present with the battalion—took command. The Germans used great quantities of mustard gas. Next, Wise's 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines was ordered to attack the woods from the west, while Hughes continued his advance from the south.
Australians advance south of Morlancourt (between Ancre and Somme).
Bombardment of Paris by long-range gun continues.
Occupied Belgium: RAF No 214 Squadron Handley Pages bomb Thourout rail junction, Bruges docks and steelworks, Zeebrugge lock and canal (night June 10-11).
Britain: 469 anti-aircraft guns ready for action with 622 searchlights manned by 6,136 gunners out of 13,405 personnel in home air defense.
Belgian cemetery near the frontlines. Most crosses don’t have names due to the inability to identify the remains and only state “died for his country”:
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A French soldier near a damaged church in Rue de l’Eglise: © IWM (Q 61322):
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Southern Front
French carry Mt. Kamia (south-west of Lake Ochrida) and villages of Streksaj and Proptisti.
Italian SAML recon/light bomber planes of the Italian Air Force at Totriana:
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An Italian family look on at their home destroyed by German or Austro-Hungarian bombing:
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Naval and Overseas Operations
North Sea: Harwich Force begins nightly sweeps into Heligoland Bight despite British (i.e., their own) mine risk.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Palestine: Successful British raid on Turks north of Kefr Malik (between Shechem Road and Jordan Valley).
The Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins. The “Ramadan Cannon” being fired in British-occupied Jerusalem to mark when to break the fast:
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Armenia: Turkish 9th Caucasian Division clashes with German-Georgian force at Vorontsovka, south of Tiflis and drives it back
Siberia: Retreat of Colonel Semyonov in Siberia.
Political, etc
United Kingdom: Officially stated that between 15 May and 1 June Germans had bombed hospitals on seven occasions, with resulting loss of 248 killed and 693 wounded.
Denmark: International Seamen's Congress at Copenhagen forms International Federation; Mr. Havelock Wilson, President, Mr. Damm (Dane), Secretary.