October 25, 1918
General Ludendorff tells the Kaiser that the war can be maintained for several more months. The Kaiser, angry that Ludendorff had sent a telegram saying the same thing directly to his troops, shouts at him "Excellency, I must remind you that you are in the presence of your Emperor!" Ludendorff resigns. Hindenburg also attempts to resign, but the Kaiser refuses him. Ludendorff is replaced by General Groener.
Air War:
0715 English RAF pilot Augustus Paget, flying Sopwith Camel C135 over the Italian Front, claims two Hansa-Brandenburg C.Is for victories 2 and 3.
1055 American ace Howard Burdick, in Sopwith Camel H830, shoots down a Fokker D.VII for victory number 8.
1200 German ace Robert von Greim, with Jasta 34, shoots down SE.5a E1276 for victory number 28. Lt L.H. Smith, 60 Sqdn RAF, is taken prisoner.
US Marine Corps 2nd Lt Ralph Talbot, who eleven days earlier had fought in an action that would earn him the Medal Of Honor, is killed in a flying accident.
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—Rocky Russo
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