Tags
1917, Cerny, Cote 304, Craonne, Edmund Allenby, France, Germany, Great Britain, Mort Homme, Ottoman Empire, Palestine, Second Battle of the Aisne, Sir Archibald Murray, trenches, Turkey, Verdun
War Office announce General Allenby taking over command in Palestine in succession to General Murray. Germans gain a footing in French salient near Cerny, west of Craonne. French regain part of lost trenches at Hill 304, Verdun; slight German progress west of Mort Homme.