Battle of Passchendaele
Wins the Victoria Cross at the Battle of Passchendaele
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1917 in Great Britain — Page 6
Explore 328 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1917.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1917
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October
British Divisions Sent to Italy
Approves transfer of British formations to help stabilise the Italian front.
Canadian Passchendaele Preparations Supported
Haig supports Canadian Corps preparations for renewed attacks on the Passchendaele ridge.
French and British Aid to Italy Coordinated
Coordinates emergency Allied military support for Italy following the Caporetto defeat.
Gaza Strategic Feint
Plans a feint toward Gaza while preparing the main attack against Beersheba.
Norway Convoy Surface Threat Reviewed
Beatty reviews the danger from German surface raiders after attacks on Scandinavian convoy traffic.
Passchendaele Losses Reviewed
Reviews the mounting casualties and limited gains produced by the Flanders campaign.
Passchendaele Ridge Objective Retained
Haig keeps Passchendaele Ridge as an objective despite mud, casualties and worsening weather.
Passchendaele Staff Service
Serves as a staff officer during the Passchendaele campaign and studies the problems of artillery and infantry coordination.
Royal Navy Retirement
Carden retires from the Royal Navy in October 1917 after forty-seven years of service.
November
Third Gaza Offensive
Begins the Third Battle of Gaza after the success at Beersheba.
Declaration of Balfour
"The establishment in Palestine of a National home for the Jewish people". Sends the "Balfour Declaration" to Lord Rothschild of the British Zionist Federation
Supreme War Council
Opposes political interference in military command during council creation.
Battle of Passchendaele
Although inflicting irreplaceable casualties on the Germans, the Allies had captured a mere 5 miles (8 km) of new territory at a cost of 140,000 combat deaths.
Battle of Passchendaele
The Battle consisted of a series of Bite and Hold attacks to capture critical terrain and wear down the German army, lasting until the Canadian Corps took Passchendaele on 6 November 1917, ending the battle.
Battle of Passchendaele
a ratio of roughly 2 inches (5 cm) gained per dead soldier.
Passchendaele Village Capture Consolidated
Haig orders consolidation after Canadian troops secure Passchendaele village and nearby high ground.
Capture of Gaza
Occupies Gaza
Gaza Entry
Enters Gaza after Ottoman forces abandon the position.
Rapallo Allied Coordination Agreement
Supports a new permanent mechanism for coordinating Allied strategy after the Italian crisis.
Supreme War Council
Helps establish the Allied Supreme War Council after the Caporetto crisis.
Supreme War Council
Promotes creation of the Supreme War Council to coordinate Allied strategy.
Supreme War Council
Supports a permanent Allied body to coordinate operations on common fronts.
Supreme War Council
Becomes involved in the permanent machinery of Allied war coordination.
Allied Unity Policy Defended in Commons
Explains to Parliament the agreement for closer Allied strategic coordination.
German Minesweeping Cover Challenged
British cruisers and battlecruisers attack German forces protecting minesweepers in the Heligoland Bight.
Grand Fleet Heavy Support Held Ready at Heligoland
Beatty keeps heavier units available while forward British forces engage German ships near Heligoland.
Second Heligoland Bight Operation Supported
Grand Fleet forces support the British operation against German minesweeping cover near Heligoland Bight.
Jerusalem Operations Renewed
Renews operations toward Jerusalem after the Gaza-Beersheba victories.
Siege of Jerusalem
Resumes operations against Jerusalem
Maude and Primrose Tribute Delivered
Pays parliamentary tribute after the deaths of General Stanley Maude and Neil Primrose.
Unified Allied Strategy Defended
Argues that stronger coordination among the Allies is essential to the conduct of the war.
Battle of Cambrai
& 14 newly formed squadrons of the Royal Flying Corps.
Battle of Cambrai
A forerunner of the blitzkrieg tactics employed to great effect by the German army during the Second World War, the attack is not preceded by a preliminary bombardment, helping to ensure complete surprise
Battle of Cambrai
Demonstrates the potential of the tank. Commands the 3rd Army during the Cambrai Offensive.
Battle of Cambrai
Lieutenant Colonel John Fuller recommended wide-scale use of tanks on the dry battlefield sited between the Canal du Nord and the St.
Battle of Cambrai
Quentin Canal, the proposal is taken up by Julian Byng, Commander on the ground. launched at dawn with all available tanks advancing across a 10 km front, 476 tanks are accompanied by six infantry and two cavalry divisions (to exploit any breakthrough), plus 1,000 guns
Battle of Cambrai
Within hours the lightly defended Germans are forced back 6 km to Cambrai, the three trench systems of the Hindenburg Line pierced for the first time in the war. Lieutenant Colonel John Fuller recommended wide-scale use of tanks on the dry battlefield sited between the Canal du Nord and the St. Quentin Canal, the proposal is taken up by Julian Byng, Commander on the ground
Battle of Cambrai
German reinforcements stop the Allied advance to Cambrai & regain lost land by Nov 30. 6 KM are gained
Cambrai Mass-Tank Assault Opened
Haig supports the surprise Cambrai attack combining tanks, artillery, infantry and air power.
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