12th December 1918
Western Front
British Cavalry cross Rhine and begin occupation of Cologne bridgehead.
American sector contracted, extending now from Brey to Rolandseck.
Naval and Overseas Operations
British naval squadron arrives at Reval.
Aviation
An airplane is launched from an airship for the first time, when the U.S. Navy blimp "C.1" drops a Curtiss JN-4 into flight over Fort Tilden, New York.
Political, etc.
Publication of order for demobilisation of men over 41 called up under British Military Service Act of 1918.
Ship Losses:
Helen Stewart (United Kingdom) The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 12 nautical miles (22 km) north of Graciosa, Canary Islands, Spain. Her eight crew survived.
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