6th June 1918
Western Front
Germans capture village and height of Bligny (south-west of Reims); height re-taken by British; counter-attacks by Allies, especially in region nearest to Paris.
Gotha raid on Paris; third British air-raid on Coblenz.
Eastern Front
Capture of Gurks (93 miles north-east of Borsia on Kharbin-Karimskaya Railway) by Semenov.
Naval and Overseas Operations
"
Koningen Regentes", Hospital ship accompanying British delegates to Hague, torpedoed - four lost.
Ship Losses:
Active (United Kingdom) The fishing ketch was shelled and sunk in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk by
SM UB-40 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Archbank (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 240 nautical miles (440 km) east south east of Malta by
SM UB-105 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of a crew member.
Beryl (United Kingdom) The fishing smack was scuttled in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk by
SM UB-40 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Christophero Colombo (Italy) The schooner was scuttled in the Strait of Messina (37°09′N 11°25′E) by
SM UB-48 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Dianthus (United Kingdom) The fishing smack was scuttled in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk by
SM UB-40 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Huntsland (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 23 nautical miles (43 km) north by west of Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, France (49°50′N 0°10′W) by
SM UC-77 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Menzaleh (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 240 nautical miles (440 km) east south east of Malta by
SM UB-105 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived, but her captain was taken as a prisoner of war.
Koningin Regentes (Netherlands) The paddle steamer, a hospital ship and former passenger ship, was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 21 nautical miles (39 km) east of the Leman Lightship ( United Kingdom) by the submarine
SM UB-107 ( Kaiserliche Marine).