20th February 1918
Western Front
A French raid against German lines in Lorraine, north of Bures and east of Moncel, nets them 500 German prisoners.
Eastern Front
German armies still advancing towards Reval, Petrograd, Moscow and Kiev, meeting with little resistance, and occupy Hapsal and Minsk.
German troops reach Finland to reinforce White Guard.
Southern Front
Great bombing raids from both sides; Venice, Padua, etc., again bombed.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres
British troops north of Jerusalem advance on four-mile front on Shechem road; within four miles of Jericho.
Khan Abu Rayan occupied by British patrols within ten miles of Hit (Mesopotamia).
Political, etc.
Inter-Allied Labour and Socialist Conference meets at Westminster.
Ship Losses:
Balgray (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 38 nautical miles (70 km) south west by west of Dellimara Point, Malta (35°07′N 14°01′E) by SM UB-52 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Djerv (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Irish Sea 12 nautical miles (22 km) north north west of The Skerries, Isle of Anglesey (53°41′N 4°32′W) by SM U-86 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of two of her crew.
USS Gallup (United States Navy) The minesweeper was driven ashore at Cape Henlopen, Delaware. Her crew were rescued before she broke in two and became a total loss.
Huntsmoor (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 23 nautical miles (43 km) south west of the Owers Lightship ( United Kingdom) by SM UB-40 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of twenty of her crew.
Hagios Nicolaos (Greece) The sailing vessel was sunk in the Bay of Pelgonesi by SM UC-23 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
SS Harrogate (United Kingdom) The coaster foundered and sank in a storm off Norway.
Kithira (Greece) The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Morocco (10°11′N 16°04′W) by SM U-157 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Linz (Austria-Hungary) The ocean liner sank in the Adriatic Sea on 20 February or 19 March 1918 after she hit a mine.
Maria Archis (Greece) The sailing vessel was sunk in the Aegean Sea by SM UC-23 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Snowdrop (United Kingdom) The fishing smack was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 8 nautical miles (15 km) south west of the Eddystone Lighthouse (50°03′N 4°21′W) by SM UB-33 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Taxi Arches (Greece) The sailing vessel was sunk in the Aegean Sea by SM UC-23 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Taxiarchis (Greece) The schooner was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (32°06′N 29°08′E) by SM UB-53 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Zeno (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 48 nautical miles (89 km) south west of Dellimara Point, Malta (35°04′N 14°03′E) by SM UB-52 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
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