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Old 06-29-2018, 06:37 AM
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29 June 1918

Western Front
French, south of River Ourcq, carry hill between Mosloy and Passy-en-Valois.
American troops marching through Saint-Martin-au-Laert: © IWM (Q 85388): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...350227318280192
Canadian artillerymen playing musical chairs at a sports meet: https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...616678868385792
German Crown Prince Wilhelm visiting the troops near Courlandon, France: https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...646879803465728

Southern Front
Serbia
: Franchet d’Esperey visits Serbian front with Crown Prince and Field Marshal Misic and decides Serbs will have the main role in future offensive with 2 French divisions attached.
Two Serbian infantrymen in Salonika in 1918, wearing US M1902 khaki field tunic with Serbian field caps. They have French leather equipment and carry 8mm Lebel 86/93 rifles: https://i1.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...-1918.jpg?ssl=1
Trentino: Italian Sixth Army recaptures (until June 30) Mt Val bella, Cols del Rosso and d’Echele with 2,087 PoWs, 8 guns and 82 MGs.

Eastern Front/West Asia Border Theater
Azerbaijan
: Azeri Tartars with Turkish troops attack and defeat 8 Armenian battalions (800 casualties) on heights east of Gök-cay (until June 30).

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Siberia
: 15,000 Czechs overthrow Vladivostok Soviet (see Political, below).

Political, etc
Germany
: Vienna ambassador urges press campaign to prepare for German intervention against Austria’s collapse.
Russia: Provisional Government proclaimed at Vladivostok (some members remaining at Tomsk).
France: Government recognizes Czech right to independence and National Council as Allied government (Italy also on June 30); President Poincare presents flag to first Czech unit (21st Regiment) on Western Front at Darney (Vosges, June 30).
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