11th August 1918
Western Front
Allied advance between River Avre and and River Oise reaches line Armancourt (south-west of Roye), Tilloy, Cambronne (between Metz and Oise).
British air-raid on Karlsruhe.
Eastern Front
First Japanese contingents arrive at Vladivostok.
Semenov defeats Bolsheviks north of Manchuria Station.
Arrival of German Embassy (Helfferich) from Moscow at Pskov.
Naval and Overseas Operations
Off west Frisian coast fight between British naval light forces and aircraft and German aircraft.
German airship burnt north of Island of Ameland.
Six British motor-boats lost.
Ship Losses:
City of Adelaide (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 60 nautical miles (110 km) east north east of Malta (36°26′N 15°37′E) by SM U-63 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of four crew.
HM CMB-40 (Royal Navy) The Coastal Motor Boat was lost on this date.
HM CMB-42 (Royal Navy) The Coastal Motor Boat was lost on this date.
HM CMB-47 (Royal Navy) The Coastal Motor Boat was lost on this date.
Penistone (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 145 nautical miles (269 km) south west of Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States (39°50′N 67°30′W) by SM U-156 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of a crew member.
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