Western Front
Kaiserschlacht: Battle of the Matz, also known as the
First Battle of Lassigny, or the German
Operation Gneisenau: German Seventh Army attacks with 5 divisions west of Soissons (until June 13) but gains minimal against French troops with 197 tanks. Fighting near Compiegne continues, with Germans troops forcing the Allies to withdraw 5 miles from the Oise river. Small gains are made by the French near Belloy and St. Maur. French advance near Belloy and St. Maur; Germans cross Matz, enter Meliocq (south of Lassigny).
A badly-wounded Frrench casualty is evacuated from a front-line trench at the Aisne:
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Noyoni-Montdidier: German advance on Cutry plateau (Villers-Cotterets). Mangin again attacks, gains up to 3,200 yards at heavy cost, but Germans blunted and Clemanceall’s critics silenced.
Battle of Belleau Wood: Americans capture Nancy.
700,000 U.S. soldiers reported in France.
First US day bombing mission: Breguet 14s of 96th Aero Squadron bomb Dommary-Baroncourt rail yards.
Members of the Chinese Labour Corp near Fontes, France celebrating a festival: © IWM (Q 8920):
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Wounded French soldiers at the American Military Hospital at Neuilly who just arrived and are waiting to be put on beds:
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French Saint-Chamond tanks going to the frontlines near Moyenneville: © IWM (Q 56451):
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Soldiers of the 24th Motor Machine Gun Battalion with their Clyno motorbikes equipped with Vickers machine guns: © IWM (Q 10326):
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American soldier wearing steel body armor at Boucq, France: © IWM (Q 80359):
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Southern Front
Macedonia: 4 RAF aircraft claim to shoot down at least 3 of 8 hostile aircraft encountered, 2 more collide.
Naval and Overseas Operations
Mozambique: Allies enter Malema (Portuguese East Africa).
Germans retreat to River Ligonya.
Eastern Front/West Asia Border Theater
Kurdamir (East Caucasus) and Ujari (northern Persia) occupied by Turkish forces.
Georgia: Tiflis occupied by a German force (see 8th, and December 27th).
Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Persia: Anglo-Russian force (1,200 Cossacks; 4 guns; c.100 Hussars; 2 Duncars and 2 RAF planes) disperses 3,000-4,000 German-advised Jangali tribesmen at Manjil Bridge, northwest of Kazvin; Colonel Bicherakov soon reaches Enzeli on Caspian Sea.
Political, etc
Ukraine: Armistice concluded at Kiev between the whole State of The Ukraine and Russian Bolshevik Republic (see May 4th).
France: Czecho-Slovak movement recognised also by France.
United Kingdom: Warm speech of Mr Balfour re: Japan.
Italy: Czecho-Slovak movement recognised also by Italy.