October 15, 1918
Western Front:
Further advance in Flanders; British take Menin and close on Courtrai; Belgians close to Thourout.
British advance north-east of Lens.
French advance along River Serre and in the Argonne.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres:
British enter Homs (Syria).
Political, etc:
Yugo-Slav demand for peace based on popular rights issued.
Air War:
1515 French ace Claude Haegelen, flying with Spa 100, destroys a German observation balloon for victory number 20.
German ace Josef Jacobs, with Jasta 7, shoots down a DH.9 for victory number 47.
German naval ace Alexandre Zenses, in an Albatros D.V, shoots down a Sopwith Dolphin for victory number 15.
German 8-victory ace Günther Dobberke, with Jasta 60, is injured when he crashes a brand-new Fokker D.VII he had just picked up at Flug Park 3.
German 11-victory naval ace Reinhold Poss, with MFJ 4, is shot down and taken prisoner.
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“Never do anything you can't take back.”
—Rocky Russo
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