2nd September 1918
Western Front
Battle on 23-mile front; Troops of First Army, supported by tanks, break through Drocourt-Queant "Switch" line, south of Scarpe, capture Cagnicourt and Villers, encircle and take Queant by nightfall; 10,000 prisoners.
On Lys front British also gain ground, and north of Peronne, where Sailly-Sallisel and whole of St. Pierre-Vaast Wood re-taken.
General Mangin continues advance north of Soissons, captures Neuilly and Terny Sorny.
Ship Losses:
Hirondelle (France) The fishing vessel was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (47°32′N 8°55′W) by SM U-53 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Nicolazic (France) The fishing vessel was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (47°32′N 8°55′W) by SM U-53 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
San Andres (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) north by west of Port Said, Egypt by SM U-65 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Stortind (Norway) The cargo ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 360 nautical miles (670 km) north of the Azores, Portugal by SM U-155 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
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