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Sailor Steve · 10-12-17, 08:16 PM

October 12, 1917

Western Front

British attack north-east of Ypres on six-mile front from French right to Ypres-Roulers railway. Some progress all alone line, but rain stops big advance.

German attacks repulsed all along French front, notably in Champagne.

Eastern Front

Germans land at Tagga Bay north of Oesel Island (Riga) and on Dago Island. Part of Oesel Island occupied and traversed to east end; attempt to capture pier on Moon Island repulsed.

Southern Front

Austrian attack repulsed in region of Mnt. Costabella.

Naval and Overseas Operations

Combined German naval and military landing at Oesel Island (Riga). Russian coast batteries destroyed (German 8 dreadnoughts, 12 light craft, 40 T.B.D., etc.). Russians ships hinder German fleet entering between Dago and Oesel Islands.

Political, etc.

Count Luxburg is interned in Argentina.

Sir Robert Borden forms Coalition Government in Canada.

Ship Losses

Cape Corso (United Kingdom): The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Irish Sea 9 nautical miles (17 km) off the St. Govan Lightship (United Kingdom) by SM U-57 (Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of thirteen crew. Although she subsequently broke her back, she was repaired and returned to service.

Georgios Markettos (Greece): The cargo ship was sunk in the Irish Sea 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off the St. Govan Lightship (United Kingdom) by SM U-57 (Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.

Peebles (United Kingdom): The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 14 nautical miles (26 km) off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire by SM UB-18 (Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.

Themis (Norway): The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 22 nautical miles (41 km) north of Cape Bon, Algeria (37°26′N 11°04′E) by SM UB-51 (Kaiserliche Marine).

W. M. Barkley (United Kingdom): The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Irish Sea 7 nautical miles (13 km) east of the Kish Lightship (United Kingdom) by SM UC-75 (Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of four of her crew.

Hirondelle (France) The steamer was lost after running aground off Sark during a voyage from Le Havre to St. Malo and St. Brieux carrying petrol.

Air War:

2nd Lt Harry Edward Jones, wounded by Werner Voss on September 11, dies from a sudden hemorrage.

0915 Canadian RFC pilot John Crompton, flying SE.5a B519, shoots down an Albatros D.V for victory number 4.

1020 German ace Carl Menckhoff, in an Albatros D.V, shoots down Sopwith Triplane N5378 for victory number 13.

1025 Carl Menckhoff scores his second kill of the day, shooting down an RE.8 for number 14.

1145 Scottish RFC ace Robert Birkbeck, in Nieuport 27 B6753, shoots down a German two-seater for victory number 7.

1155 German pilot Harry von Bülow-Bothkamp, younger brother of Walter and Conrad von Bülow-Bothkamp, in an Albatros D.V, shoots down a DH.4 for victory number 1.

1215 German pilot Hans von Häbler, flying an Albatros D.III, shoots down Sopwith Pup B1836 for victory number 2. Lt A.W. Nasmyth is killed.

1215 German pilot Hans Hoyer, in an Albatros D.III, shoots down Sopwith Pup B1830 for victory number 4. 2nd Lt R.W.B. Matthewson is taken prisoner.

1215 German ace Bruno Loerzer, in Albatros D.V 2299/17, shoots down a DH. 4 for victory number 15.

1215 German ace Theodor Quandt, in an Albatros D.III, shoots down Sopwith Pup A635 for victory number 6. 2nd Lt M. Newcomb is taken prisoner.

1215 German pilot Heinrich Stümpert, in an Albatros D.III, shoots down Sopwith Camel B2386 for victory number 1. 2nd Lt K.H. Willard is killed.

1220 German pilot Justus Kaiser, flying an Albatros D.V, shoots down Sopwith Camel B2375 for victory number 1. Cpt H.B. Coomber is killed.

1220 German ace Hans Klein, in a Pfalz D.III, shoots down a Sopwith Camel for victory number 18.

1245 German pilot Franz Eberlein, in an Albatros, shoots down a SPAD for his only victory.

1340 German pilot Fritz Kieckhäfer, in an Albatros D.III, shoots down a DH.4 for victory number 3.
(The three DH.4s shot down this day were A7426, Sgt A.L. Clear and 2nd Lt F.W. Talbot both taken prisoner; A2135, 2nd Lts G.W. Armstrong and H. Pughe-Evans both taken prisoner; and A7515, Lt S.H. Allen and wnd Lt G.C.E. Smithett both killed).

1730 Canadian RFC pilot Edward Booth, in Sopwith Camel B6206, shoots down an Albatros D.V for victory number 2.

10-12-17, 08:16 PM	#2602
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	October 12, 1917 Western Front British attack north-east of Ypres on six-mile front from French right to Ypres-Roulers railway. Some progress all alone line, but rain stops big advance. German attacks repulsed all along French front, notably in Champagne. Eastern Front Germans land at Tagga Bay north of Oesel Island (Riga) and on Dago Island. Part of Oesel Island occupied and traversed to east end; attempt to capture pier on Moon Island repulsed. Southern Front Austrian attack repulsed in region of Mnt. Costabella. Naval and Overseas Operations Combined German naval and military landing at Oesel Island (Riga). Russian coast batteries destroyed (German 8 dreadnoughts, 12 light craft, 40 T.B.D., etc.). Russians ships hinder German fleet entering between Dago and Oesel Islands. Political, etc. Count Luxburg is interned in Argentina. Sir Robert Borden forms Coalition Government in Canada. Ship Losses Cape Corso (United Kingdom): The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Irish Sea 9 nautical miles (17 km) off the St. Govan Lightship (United Kingdom) by SM U-57 (Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of thirteen crew. Although she subsequently broke her back, she was repaired and returned to service. Georgios Markettos (Greece): The cargo ship was sunk in the Irish Sea 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off the St. Govan Lightship (United Kingdom) by SM U-57 (Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived. Peebles (United Kingdom): The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 14 nautical miles (26 km) off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire by SM UB-18 (Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived. Themis (Norway): The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 22 nautical miles (41 km) north of Cape Bon, Algeria (37°26′N 11°04′E) by SM UB-51 (Kaiserliche Marine). W. M. Barkley (United Kingdom): The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Irish Sea 7 nautical miles (13 km) east of the Kish Lightship (United Kingdom) by SM UC-75 (Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of four of her crew. Hirondelle (France) The steamer was lost after running aground off Sark during a voyage from Le Havre to St. Malo and St. Brieux carrying petrol. Air War: 2nd Lt Harry Edward Jones, wounded by Werner Voss on September 11, dies from a sudden hemorrage. 0915 Canadian RFC pilot John Crompton, flying SE.5a B519, shoots down an Albatros D.V for victory number 4. 1020 German ace Carl Menckhoff, in an Albatros D.V, shoots down Sopwith Triplane N5378 for victory number 13. 1025 Carl Menckhoff scores his second kill of the day, shooting down an RE.8 for number 14. 1145 Scottish RFC ace Robert Birkbeck, in Nieuport 27 B6753, shoots down a German two-seater for victory number 7. 1155 German pilot Harry von Bülow-Bothkamp, younger brother of Walter and Conrad von Bülow-Bothkamp, in an Albatros D.V, shoots down a DH.4 for victory number 1. 1215 German pilot Hans von Häbler, flying an Albatros D.III, shoots down Sopwith Pup B1836 for victory number 2. Lt A.W. Nasmyth is killed. 1215 German pilot Hans Hoyer, in an Albatros D.III, shoots down Sopwith Pup B1830 for victory number 4. 2nd Lt R.W.B. Matthewson is taken prisoner. 1215 German ace Bruno Loerzer, in Albatros D.V 2299/17, shoots down a DH. 4 for victory number 15. 1215 German ace Theodor Quandt, in an Albatros D.III, shoots down Sopwith Pup A635 for victory number 6. 2nd Lt M. Newcomb is taken prisoner. 1215 German pilot Heinrich Stümpert, in an Albatros D.III, shoots down Sopwith Camel B2386 for victory number 1. 2nd Lt K.H. Willard is killed. 1220 German pilot Justus Kaiser, flying an Albatros D.V, shoots down Sopwith Camel B2375 for victory number 1. Cpt H.B. Coomber is killed. 1220 German ace Hans Klein, in a Pfalz D.III, shoots down a Sopwith Camel for victory number 18. 1245 German pilot Franz Eberlein, in an Albatros, shoots down a SPAD for his only victory. 1340 German pilot Fritz Kieckhäfer, in an Albatros D.III, shoots down a DH.4 for victory number 3. (The three DH.4s shot down this day were A7426, Sgt A.L. Clear and 2nd Lt F.W. Talbot both taken prisoner; A2135, 2nd Lts G.W. Armstrong and H. Pughe-Evans both taken prisoner; and A7515, Lt S.H. Allen and wnd Lt G.C.E. Smithett both killed). 1730 Canadian RFC pilot Edward Booth, in Sopwith Camel B6206, shoots down an Albatros D.V for victory number 2. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo