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[Jimbuna]

2nd June 1918

Western Front

Violent battle on Ourcq; Germans take and lose Longpont, Corcy, Faverolles (again retaken) and Troesnes.

German attack on Chateau-Thierry road, south-east of Bouresches (north-west of Chateau-Thierry), repulsed.

French capture Champlat (12 miles south-west of Reims).

Fierce fight at Choisy Hill, south of Noyon.

End of Third Battle of the Aisne.

Eastern Front

Defeat of Bolsheviks by Semenov in east Siberia.

Naval and Overseas Operations

U.S.A. have 150 vessels in European waters.

Political, etc.

Publication in Politiken (Swedish Socialist paper) of Secret Convention between Germany and Finland.

Ship Losses:

Argus (Denmark) The sailing vessel was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 80 nautical miles (150 km) west by north of Loop Head, County Clare (52°27′N 11°29′W) by SM U-97 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Carolina (United States) The passenger ship was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 65 nautical miles (120 km) east of Atlantic City, New Jersey by SM U-151 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of thirteen lives. Survivors were rescued by Appleby ( United Kingdom), Bryssel ( Denmark) and Eva B. Douglas ( United States) or reached the shore in their lifeboat.
Edward H. Cole (United States) The sailing vessel was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) east by south of the Barnegat Lighthouse, New Jersey by SM U-151 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Isabel B. Wiley (United States) The three-masted schooner was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean off the Barnegat Lighthouse by SM U-151 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Jacob M. Haskell (United States) The sailing vessel was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) east by south of the Barnegat Lighthouse by SM U-151 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Texel (United States) The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 60 nautical miles (110 km) south of New York (38°57′N 73°13′W) by SM U-151 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Winneconne (United States) The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (39°26′N 72°50′W) by SM U-151 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.

[Sailor Steve]

June 2, 1918


Air War:

0600 French ace Georges Madon, flying a SPAD XIII, shoots down an "Enemy Aircraft" for victory number 31.

0700 Georges Madon scores his second kill of the day, shooting down another "EA" for number 32.

0710 German pilot Aloys von Brandenstein, in an Albatros D.V, shoots down DH.4 A7882 for victory number 2. Lt J.R. Zieman and 2nd Lt H. Tannenbaum are both taken prisoner.

0805 Australian AFC pilot Roby Manuel, in SE.5a B184, shoots down a Pfalz D.III for victory number 2.

0815 Two RAF SE.5a pilots share a victory over a German two-seater:
Camille Lagesse, Canada, D5969, victory number 4.
Cristoffel Venter, South Africa, B8240, victory number 4.

[Jimbuna]

3rd June 1918

Western Front

Choisy Hill retaken by French.

Germans capture Pernant (west of Soissons).

French check German attempts to enter Forest of Villers-Cotterets, re-capture Faverolles.

French and Americans force Germans back over Marne at Jaulgonne (north-east of Chateau-Thierry).

U.S. Marines at the Battle of Belleau Wood defeat a German attack near Vaux. Captain Lloyd W. Williams to a French colonel ordering them to retreat retorted: “Retreat? Hell, we just got here.”

Eastern Front

Retreat of Semenov on Borsia (120 miles from Karimskaya on Siberian Railway).

Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres

British air-raid on Amman (on Hejaz railway, 25 miles north-east of Jericho).

Naval and Overseas Operations

German retreat in East Africa; Germans dislodged from crossings of Upper Lurio.

German submarine SM U-151 sinks 6 American ships in a single day off the East Coast in an event known as “Black Sunday.”


Political, etc.

King George V fires all men up the age of 35 in the service of the royal household so that they can serve in the military.

British Government admits recognition of Czecho-Slovak aims.

Declaration of Premiers of Great Britain, France and Italy at Versailles re: Poles, Czecho-Slovaks and Yugo-Slavs.

Proclamation of Lord French re: Irish recruiting.

Ship Losses:

Glaucus (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) west of Cape Granitola, Italy (37°33′N 12°15′E) by SM UB-68 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of two of her crew.
Mecanicien Donzel (France) The cargo ship, on her maiden voyage, was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 68 nautical miles (126 km) north west of Cape Argentira (40°45′N 6°59′E) by SM UB-49 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew were rescued by Marguerite-Marie ( French Navy).
Nora (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 205 nautical miles (380 km) south east of Malta (33°38′N 17°42′E) by SM UB-105 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of a crew member.
Samuel C. Mengel (United States) The four-masted schooner was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (38°07′N 73°46′W) by SM U-151 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Sant' Antonio (Italy) The brig was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea 82 nautical miles (152 km) south of Santa Maria di Leuca, Lecce (37°55′N 19°00′E) by SM UB-48 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
HMT St. John's (Royal Navy) The naval trawler was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 45 nautical miles (83 km) north of Tory Island, County Donegal (55°55′N 8°15′W) by SM U-101 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of four of her crew. Three survivors were taken as prisoners of war.

[Sailor Steve]

June 3, 1918


Air War:

0845 American pilot Sumner Sewall, flying a Nieuport 28, shoots down a German two-seater for victory number 1.

0905 Canadian RAF pilot Mansell Richard James, in Sopwith Camel B3872, shoots down an Albatros D.V for victory number 1.

1030 German pilot Otto Fitzner, with Jasta 65, shoots down SPAD XIII 1927 for victory number 5. Sgt Pierre Burello is listed as Missing.

1250 German pilot Martin Skowronski, with Jasta 6, shoots down a SPAD for victory number 2.

1630 German ace Kurt Schönfelder, with Jasta 7, destroys a French observation balloon for victory number 10. Lt Payen (no first name given) of the 78° Cie d’Aérostiers is wounded.

1830 German ace Erich Löwenhardt, flying a Fokker D.VII, shoots down a SPAD XIII for victory number 26. Cpl Charles Gueret is listed as Missing.

1835 English RAF pilot Arthur Whitehair Vigers, in Sopqith Dolphin C4159, shoots down a Fokker Dr.I and then an Albatros D.V for victories 1 and 2.

1920 German pilot Fritz Kublum, in a Fokker Dr.I, shoots down a Bréguet 14 for his only aerial victory. He will be hospitalized on June 10, after which there is no information.

1930 German ace Hans Kirschtein, with Jasta 6, shoots down a Bréguet 14 for victory number 19.

1930 German pilot Moritz-Waldemar Bretschneider-Bodemer, with Jasta 6, shoots down a Bréguet 14 for victory number 4.

1935 Hans Kirschtein scores his second kill of the day, another Bréguet 14, for number 20.

German ace Karl Bolle, in a Fokker Dr.I, shoots down a SPAD for victory number 13.

German pilot Walter Beyer, with Jasta 42, shoots down a Dorand AR.2 for victory number 3.

German pilot Hermann Frommherz, in a Fokker Dr.I, shoots down a SPAD VII for victory number 3.

German pilot Christian Kairies, with SeeFrontStaffel 2, shoots down DH.4 C62754 for victory number 2. Lt B.A. Bird is wounded and taken prisoner, Lt A.R. Cowan is also taken prisoner.

French pilot Maurice Rousselle, flying with Spa 81, shoots down a German two-seater for victory number 3.

[Jimbuna]

4th June 1918

Western Front

Germans capture Veuilly-la-Poterie (half-way between Ourcq and Chateau-Thierry).

Americans check Germans at Veuilly Wood.

Eastern Front

Ukraine Government recognised by Central Powers.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres

British air raid on Amman.

Political, etc.

French Chamber of Deputies votes 577 to 110 in confidence in the government of Prime Minister Clemenceau despite recent territorial losses to the German offensives.

M. Cooreman succeeds Baron de Brogneville as Belgian Prime Minister.

M. Clemenceau praises armies of French and Allies.

German article on main Continental idea.

Renewal of Anglo-American Arbitration Treaty.

Ship Losses:

Eidsvold (Norway) The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (37°12′N 73°55′W) by SM U-151 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
SMS T68 (Kaiserliche Marine) The S66-class torpedo boat struck a mine and sank in the North Sea with the loss of seven of her crew.

[Sailor Steve]

June 4, 1918


Air War:

0830 German ace Oskar von Boenigk, flying a Pfalz D.III, destroys a French observation balloon for victory number 8.

1520 German ace Karl Mendel, with Jasta 18, shoots down an RE.8 for victory number 7.

1640 German ace Hans-Joachim Rolfes, with Jasta 45, shoots down a SPAD for victory number 6.

1715 German pilot Wilhelm Kühne, with Jasta 18, destroys a British observation balloon for victory number 3.

1725 German ace Wilhelm Reinhard, in a Fokker D.VII, shoots down a SPAD for victory number 18.

1725 Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen, cousin of Manfred and Lothar, flying a Fokker Dr.I, shoots down a SPAD for victory number 1.

1820 Two RAF Camel aces share a victory over an Albatros D.V:
Edward Johnstone, England, s/n unknown, victory number 13.
William Jordan, South Africa, B1889, victory number 28.

1830 German pilot ernst Lielefeld, with Jasta 60, shoots down a two-seater for victory number 3.

1830 German ace Arno Benzler, with Jasta 60, shoots down a SPAD for victory number 6.

1835 Ernst Bielefeld scores his second victory of the day, shooting down a Nieuport 28 for victory number 4. 2nd Lt Edgar A. Lawrence, 147th Aero Squadron, US Army, is killed.

1845 German pilot Heinrich Dreckmann, flying with Jasta 4, shoots down a SPAD XIII for victory number 3. Adj Wenceslas Pilat, Spa 125, is wounded.

1915 English RAF observer Edward Darby, in DH.4 N5993 with Lt A.L. Godfrey as pilot, shoots down a Pfalz D.III for victory number 2.

1930 English RAF pilot Laurence Herbert Pearson, flying DH.4 A7930 with AGL S.E. Allatson as observer, shoots down a German "Scout" for victory number 1.

2030 German pilot Eduard Hannemann, flying an Albatros D.III on the Italian Front, shoots down a Bréguet 14 for victory number 3.

2050 German pilot Erich von Wedel, in a Fokker Dr.I, shoots down a SPAD two-seater for victory number 5.

German ace Karl Bolle, flying a Fokker Dr.I, shoots down a Bréguet 14 for victory number 14.

Two French SPAD aces share a victory over an Albatros D.V:
André Bosson, victory number 7.
Jean-Paul Favre de Thierrens, victory number 6.

Two French SPAD aces share the destruction of two German observation balloons:
Maurice Boyau, victories 17 and 18.
Jean Sardier, victories 10 and 11.

French ace Jean Derode, in a SPAD XIII, shoots down an "Enemy Aircraft" for victory number 7. Shortly after this Derode is shot down and killed. His attacker is unknown.

German pilot Friedrich Huffsky and observer Gottfried Ehmann, in a Halberstadt CL.II, shoot down a Dorand AR.2. Victory number 1 for Huffzky; number 4 for Ehmann.

German pilot Ltn Langen (first name not given, flying with Jasta 39, shoots down a SPAD for his only victory.

German pilot Werner Preuss, with Jasta 66, shoots down a SPAD for victory number 1.

French ace Charles Quette, with Spa 62, shoots down an "Enemy Aircraft" for victory number 10.

German pilot Wilhelm Schulz, with Jasta 66, shoots down a SPAD for victory number 5.

German pilot Erich Sonneck, with Jasta 66, shoots down a Bréguet 14 for victory number 2.

[Jimbuna]

5th June 1918

Western Front

Near Vingre (north-west of Soissons) German attempt to cross Aisne checked.

German attacks at Longpont (north of Forest of Retz) and at Chezy (south of Ourcq) defeated by French.

Sir W. R. Robertson appointed to command of British home forces.

Aviation

Douglas Campbell, the first American to become an ace while flying for an American-trained unit, scores his sixth and final victory. Badly wounded during the flight, he sees no further combat.


Political, etc.

Britain, France, and Italy announce that they are committed in creating an independent Poland that has free access to the seas after the war.

Speech of Count Tisza in Hungarian Diet re: Dual Alliance extension.

Madsen machine-gun debate in House of Commons.

General Robertson Commander in Chief Home Defences.

Ship Losses:

Anton (Sweden) The wooden barque was sunk in the North Sea 24 nautical miles (44 km) west south west of the Lindesnes Lighthouse, Norway[18] by SM U-80 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Argonaut (United States) The cargo ship was sunk in the Western Approaches (49°12′N 6°45′W) by SM U-82 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Harpathian (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpeoded and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 80 nautical miles (150 km) off Cape Henry, Virginia by SM U-151 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Polwell (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Irish Sea 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) north east of Lambay Island, County Dublin (53°33′N 5°55′W) by SM U-96 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
HMS Snaefell (Royal Navy) The armed boarding steamer was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 240 nautical miles (440 km) east-southeast of Malta by the submarine SM UB-105 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Vinland (Norway) The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) off Cape Henry (36°32′N 73°58′W) by SM U-151 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.

[Sailor Steve]

June 5, 1918


Air War:

0745 German pilot Justus Grassmann, flying a Fokker D.VII, destroys an Allied observation balloon for victory number 1.

0750 English RAF pilot Solomon Joseph, in sopwith Camel D3401, shoots down a German two-seater for victory number 5.

0825 Solomon Joseph shoots down a second two-seater for victory number 6, this time shared with Lt K.T. Cambell, in Camel D3391, nationality and victory number unknown.

9895 German ace Oskar von Boenigk, in a Pfalz D.III, destroys an Allied observation balloon for victory number 9.

0905 German pilot Friedrich Nüsch, with Jasta 22, shoots down a DH.9 for victory number 1.

1000 Two American pilots in Nieuport 28s share a victory over a Rumpler two-seater:
Doughlas Campbell, victory number 6.
James Meissner, victory number 3.

1000 German ace Hermann Göring, in a Fokker Dr.I, shoots down a Bréguet 14 for victory number 19. This is claimed as an AR.2, which is very similar in appearance.

1900 English RAF pilot Albert Jones, in Sopwith Camel D3381, destroys a German observation balloon for victory number 5.

1030 English ace RAF pilot John Gurdon and observer John Herbert Hall, inBristol F.2b A7243, are credited with two Albatros D.Vs. Victories 11 and 12 for Gurdon; 1 and 2 for Hall.

1115 German ace Josef Jacobs, in a Fokker Dr.I, shoots down Sopwith Camel B7220 for victory number 19. Sub-Lt A.N. Webster is killed.

1120 German ace Friedrich Friedrichs, in a Fokker D.VII, destroys an Allied observation balloon for victory number 7.

1135 German ace Hans Kirschtein, flying with Jasta 6, shoots down SPAD VII 5572 for victory number 21. Cpl Marcel Girardeau lands safely on his own side of the lines.

1140 German ace Johann Janzen, with Jasta 6, shoots down a SPAD for victory number 11.

1145 German pilot Amandus Rostock, with Jasta 77, shoots down a Bristol F.2b for victory number 2.

1200 English RAF pilot Noel Keeble and Irish observer Eric Betts, in DH.4 A7446, shoot down a Pfalz D.III. Victory number 3 for Keeble; number 2 for Betts.

1200 German ace Ernst Udet, in a Fokker D.VII, shoots down a SPAD for victory number 26.

1210 German pilot Wilhelm Kühne, flying with Jasta 18, shoots down SE.5a C6416 for victory number 4. 2nd Lt A.F. Scroggs is wounded.

1210 German pilot Kurt Monnington, with Jasta 18, shoots down Bristol F.2b A7243 for victory number 2. Lt J.E. Gurdon and Sgt Hall (no first name given) land safely on their own side of the lines.

1300 German pilot Hermann Juhnke, with Jasta 52, shoots down SE.5a D337 for victory number 2. Lt H.S. Hennessey is killed.

1445 German pilot Max Näther, with Jasta 62, destroys an Allied observation balloon for victory number 3.

1510 German ace Wilhelm Schulz, with Jasta 66, destroys an Allied observation balloon for victory number 6.

1735 Hans Kirschtein scores his second victory of the day, shooting down a Bréguet 14 for number 22. Cpl Arthur Blumenthal and Lt Charles de Coopman of Br 227 are both killed.

1735 German pilot Richard Wenzl, with Jasta 6, shoots down a Bréguet 14 for victory number 3.

1735 German pilot Martin Skowronski, with Jasta 6, shoots down a Bréguet 14 for victory number 3.

1800 Four French pilots with Spa 154 share the destruction of a German observation balloon:
Paul Barbreau, victory number 2.
Louis Gros, victory number 3.
Auguste Lahoulle, victory number 7.
Paul Waddington, victory number 4.

1832 German naval pilot Alexander Montanus Zenzes, in a Fokker D.VII with Marine Feld Jasta 2, shoots down a Sopwith Camel for victory number 1.

1835 German pilot Paul Reimann, flying with Jasta 52, shoots down a Bristol F.2b for victory number 1.

1840 German pilot Hermann Juhnke, with Jasta 52, shoots down a Bristol F.2b for victory number 3.
the Bristols are B1114, Lt J.E.W. Sudgen and Sgt W. O'Neill both taken prisoner; C817, Lt E.A. Magee and 2nd Lt R.J. Gregory both taken prisoner.

1845 German ace Erich Löwenhardt, in a Fokker D.VII, shoots down a SPAD for victory number 27.

1845 German ace Alois Heldmann, in a Fokker D.VII, shoots down a SPAD for victory number 6.

2010 Friedrich Friedrichs scores his second kill of the day, downing an Allied observation balloon for victory number 8.

2015 Canadian RAF pilot Kenneth Burns Conn and English observer Bruce Digby-Worsley, flying Bristol F.2b C787, are credited with two Albatros D.Vs. Victories 1 and 2 for both.

2025 Hans Kirschtein scores his third kill of the day, shooting down a SPAD for victory number 23.

2025 Johann Janzen scores his second kill of the day, shooting downa SPAD for victory number 12.

2050 German ace Helmut Diltheys, in an Albaros D.Va, destroys a British observation balloon for victory number 7.

2055 German pilot Hermann Gilly, in an Albatros D.V, destroys a British observation balloon for victory number 1.

German ace Rudolf Berthold, flying a Fokker D.VII, shoots down DH.4 D0256 for victory number 32. Lt W.V. Theron and Sgt H.F. Monday land safely on their own side of the lines.

Three SPAD VII pilots with Spa 157 share a victory over an "Enemy Aircraft":
James Baugham, United States, victory number 2.
James Connelly, United States, victory number 2.
Sgt Viquier (first name not given), France, victory number 2.

James Baugham is shot down behind German lines, but manages to escape to his own side. His attacker is unknown.

American pilot Thomas Cassady, with Spa 163, shoots down an Albatros D.V for victory number 2.

Two French aces with Spa 94 share a victory over a German two-seater:
Pierre Marinovitch, victory number 10.
André Martenot de Cordou, victory number 6.

German ace Karl Menckhoff, flying a Fokker D.VII, shoots down a Bréguet 14 for victory number 32.

French ace Charles Nungesser, with Spa 65, shoots down a German two-seater for victory number 36.

American pilot David Putnam, with Spa 38, shoots down an Albatros D.V for victory number 6.

French 10-victory ace Charles Quette, flying SPAD VII 5603, goes missing. Attacker, if any, is unknown.

English RAF ace Leonard Rochford, in Sopwith Camel D3417, shoots down an LVG two-seater for victory number 20.

German pilot Vfw Steinsträter (no first name given), flying with Jasta 50, shoots down a Bréguet 14 for victory number 1.

English 5-victory RAF ace Hugh Elliott is killed in a flying accident.

[Jimbuna]

6th June 1918

Western Front

Germans capture village and height of Bligny (south-west of Reims); height re-taken by British; counter-attacks by Allies, especially in region nearest to Paris.

Gotha raid on Paris; third British air-raid on Coblenz.

Eastern Front

Capture of Gurks (93 miles north-east of Borsia on Kharbin-Karimskaya Railway) by Semenov.

Naval and Overseas Operations

"Koningen Regentes", Hospital ship accompanying British delegates to Hague, torpedoed - four lost.


Ship Losses:

Active (United Kingdom) The fishing ketch was shelled and sunk in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk by SM UB-40 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Archbank (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 240 nautical miles (440 km) east south east of Malta by SM UB-105 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of a crew member.
Beryl (United Kingdom) The fishing smack was scuttled in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk by SM UB-40 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Christophero Colombo (Italy) The schooner was scuttled in the Strait of Messina (37°09′N 11°25′E) by SM UB-48 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Dianthus (United Kingdom) The fishing smack was scuttled in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk by SM UB-40 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Huntsland (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 23 nautical miles (43 km) north by west of Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, France (49°50′N 0°10′W) by SM UC-77 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Menzaleh (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 240 nautical miles (440 km) east south east of Malta by SM UB-105 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived, but her captain was taken as a prisoner of war.
Koningin Regentes (Netherlands) The paddle steamer, a hospital ship and former passenger ship, was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 21 nautical miles (39 km) east of the Leman Lightship ( United Kingdom) by the submarine SM UB-107 ( Kaiserliche Marine).

[Sailor Steve]

June 6, 1918


Air War:

0725 German ace Friedrich Friedrichs, flying a Fokker D.VII, destroys an Allied observation balloon for victory number 9.

0745 English RAF pilot Ernest Owne, in SE.5a B8512, shoots down a Pfalz D.III for victory number 4.

0750 German pilot Heinrich Otto, in a Fokker D.VII, destroys an Allied observation balloon for his first and only victory. Otto is severely wounded in the attack. When he leaves the hospital he will be assigned to Idflieg and score no more victories. He will live until 1975.

0825 Two Canadian RAF Camel pilots share a victory over a German two-seater:
William Jenkins, D9590, victory number 2.
John Manuel, D3410, victory number 11.

1035 South African RAF pilot Arthur Reed, in SE.5a D5970, shoots down a German two-seater for victory number 2.

1105 German pilot Oliver von Beaulieu-Marconnay, flying a Siemens-Schuckert D.III, shoots down a DH.4 for victory number 2.

1140 German pilot Georg von Hantelmann, in a Fokker D.VII, shoots down a DH.4 for victory number 1.

1140 German pilot Joachim von Ziegesar, in a Fokker D.VII, shoots down a DH.4 for victory number 1.

1140 German ace Ernst Udet, in a Fokker D.VII, shoots down a SPAD for victory number 27.

1620 Three RAF DH.9 crews are credited with a shared victory over two Fokker D.VIIs:
D1007, Lt I.W. Leiper and Pvt J. Buffery, nationalities and victory numbers unknown.
D5569, 2nd Lt C.H. Henderson, nationality and victory number unknown; Charles Ewart Eddy, South Africa, victories 1 and 2.
C6179, John Stubbs, England, victories 2 and 3; Charles Dance, England, victories 2 and 3.

1715 English RAF pilot Cecil Vernon Gardner, flying Sopwith Dolphin C4129, shoots down a DFW C.V for victory number 1.

1900 American RAF pilot Alvin Callendar, in SE.5a C1884, shoots down a Fokker D.VII for victory number 2.

1950 Oliver von Beaulieu-Marconnay scores his second kill of the day, shooting down an SE.5a for victory number 3.

1950 German ace Johannes Klein, in a Fokker D.VII, shoots down and SE.5a for victory number 9.

1950 German ace Josef Veltjens, in a Fokker D.VII, shoots down an SE.5a for victory number 16.

French ace Jacques Gérard, flying with Spa 65, shoots down an "Enemy Aircraft" for victory number 6.

Two French aces from Spa 48 share the destruction of a German observation balloon:
Gilbert de Guingand, victory number 7.
René Montrion, victory number 9.

Four French pilots from Spa 100 share the destruction of a German observation balloon:
Claude Haegelen, victory number 4.
Sgt Ouizille (no first name given), victory number unknown.
MdL Schuster (no first name given), victory number unknown.
Adj Vidal (no first name given, victory number unknown.

Three French pilots from Spa 81 share the destruction of a German observation balloon:
Pierre Cardon, victory number 5.
Adrien Leps, victory number 11.
Maurice Rousselle victory number 4.

French ace Georges Madon, in a SPAD XIII, shoots down a German two-seater for victory number 33.

French ace Georges Madon, flying a SPAD XIII, shoots down a German two-seater for victory number 33.

French ace Armand Pinsard, with Spa 23, shoots doen a German two-seater for victory numer 20.

Maurice Rousselle scores his second kill of the day, destroying a German observation balloon for victory number 5.

[Jimbuna]

7th June 1918

Western Front

French and Americans capture Veuilly-la-Poterie and Vinly (west of Chateau-Thierry), Bouresches and Hill 204 (west of Chateau-Thierry).

British regain Bligny.

Eastern Front

Kern (northern Russia) occupied by Entente forces.

Omsk (Siberia) taken by Czecho-Slovaks.

Political, etc.

Installation of Signor Avezzano as Italian Minister at Athens: friendly speech.

Ship Losses:

Axpe Mendi (Spain) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay 60 nautical miles (110 km) off Brest, Finistère, France by SM UB-80 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Brisk (Norway) The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 13 nautical miles (24 km) north west of Trevose Head, Cornwall, United Kingdom (50°46′N 5°49′W) by SM U-82 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Diana (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) south south east of Flamborough Head, Yorkshire by SM UB-108 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.

[Sailor Steve]

June 7, 1918


Air War:

0705 German ace Johann Janzen, flying with Jasta 6, shoots down a SPAD for victory number 13

0710 German ace Hans Kirschstein, with Jasta 6, shoots down a SPAD for victory number 24. Japanese volunteer pilot Sgt Shukunosuke Kobayash is killed this day. His listing associates him with Kirschstein's victory, but gives the time as 1800.

0742 English RAF pilot Alfred Haines, in Sopwith Camel D1975 over the Italian Front, is credited with two Albatros D.IIIs for victories 2 and 3.

0825 German ace Heinrich Kroll, with Jasta 24, shoots down a SPAD for victory 25.

0900 American RAF pilot Frederic Lord, in Sopwith Dolphin C4131, shoots down an Albatros D.V for victory number 2.

1045 Brazilian-born English RAF pilot Gordon Rule, flying DH.9 D5576 with Lt E.H. Tredcraft as observer, shoots down an Albatros D.V for victory number 3.

1120 German pilot Lt Ehrharedt (no first name given), with Jasta 32, shoots down DH.4 D9266 for victory number 2. Lt L.A. Hacklett and Sgt W.C. Elliott are both taken prisoner.

1130 South African RAF pilot Robert Lyle McKendrick Barbour, in DH.4 D8412 with 2ne Lt J.H. Preston as observer, shoots down a German "Scout" for victory number 1.

1130 South African RAF pilot George Edgar Bruce Lawson, in SE.5a C1881, shoots down an Albatros D.V for victory number 1.

1200 German pilot Oliver von Beaulieu-Marconnay, in a Siemans-Schuckert D.III, shoots down a DH.4 for victory number 4.

1200 English RAF ace Leonard Rochford, flying Sopwith Camel D3417, shoots down a Fokker Dr.I for victory number 21.

1200 German ace Josef Veltjens, in a Fokker D.VII, shoots down a DH.9 for victory number 17.

1310 German Naval ace Theo Osterkamp, in an Albatros D.V, shoots down a Sopwith Camel for victory number 12.

1435 German ace Oskar von Boenighk, in a Pfalz D.III, destroys a Frency observation balloon for victory number 12.

1830 German ace Hans Böhning, in an Albatros D.Va, brings down a French observation balloon for victory number 11.

1900 German pilot Karl Schmelcher, flying with Jasta 71, destroys a French observation balloon for victory number 1.

1900 German ace Ernst Udet, in a Fokker D.VII, shoots down a SPAD for victory number 28.

French ace Bernard Artigau, with Spa 15, shoots down a DFW C.V for victory number 10.

German pilot Helmut Brünig, with Jasta 50, brings down a French observation balloon for victory number 1.

Three Fench pilots with Spa 48 share the destruction of a German observation balloon:
Edmond Caillaux, victory number 4.
Gilbert de Guingand, victory number 8.
René Montrion, victory number 10.

German ace Theodor Cammann, flying with Jasta 74, shoots down a Bréguet 14 for victory number 8.

German pilot Ulrich Fischer, with Jasta 22, shoots down a SPAD for victory number 3.

Three French pilots with Spa 100 share the downing of a German observation balloon:
Claude haegelen, victory number 5.
Sgt Ouizille (no first name given), victory number 2.
MdL Schuster (no first name given), victory number 2.

German ace Wilhelm Hippert, with Jasta 74, shoots down a Dorand AR.2 for victory number 7.

German pilot Fritz Jacobsen, with Jasta 73, shoots down a Bréguet 14 for victory number 5.

German pilot Herbert Knappe, flying with Jasta 81, destroys a French observation balloon for victory number 3.

German pilot Alfred Lenz, with Jasta 22, shoots down a DH.9 for victory number 3.

French Pierre LeRoy de Boiseaumarie, in a SPAD XIII, shoots down a Fokker Dr.I for victory number 5.

German pilot Max Näther, with Jasta 62, destroys a French observation balloon for victory number 4.

German pilot Rudolf Otto, with Jasta 74, shoots down a Bréguet 14 for victory number 2.

German pilot Erich Raabe, flying with Jasta 41, brings down a French observation balloon for victory number 3.

German ace Fritz Rumey, in an Albatros D.Va, shoots down SE.5a B611 for victory number 23. 2nd Lt J.J. Dawe is killed.

German pilot Max Schick, with Jasta 76, ahoots down a SPAD for victory number 1.

[Jimbuna]

8th June 1918

Eastern Front

Bolshevik Government orders Entente forces in the north to leave the country.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres

Arab raid on Hejaz railway near Toweira (105 miles north-west of Medina); British advance north of Jaffa.

Germans land at Poti (north of Batum).

Naval and Overseas Operations

"Pinar del Rio" (American steamer) sunk by U-boat off Maryland.

Political, etc.

Report shows record production at American shipyards, which produced 71 ships in May. Total tonnage of ships produced surpassed British production by 200,000 tons.

Prisoners of War Conference at the Hague opens.

Arrival in London of Sir R. Borden and Mr. W. Massey (Canadian and New Zealand Premiers).

Georgians and Armenians sign peace treaties with Turkey.

Ship Losses:

Concettina (Italy) The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea east of Sicily by SM UC-53 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Elektra (Norway) The sailing vessel was sunk in the North Sea 16 nautical miles (30 km) south east of the Ryvingen Lightship ( Norway) by SM UB-64 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Eros (United Kingdom) The trawler struck a mine laid by UC 40 (Hermann Menzel) and sank in the North Sea 36 nautical miles (67 km) east north east of Spurn Point, Yorkshire with the loss of six of her crew.
Hogarth (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Sunderland, County Durham (54°51′N 1°03′W) by SM UB-107 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of 26 of her crew.
Hunsgrove (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 6.5 nautical miles (12.0 km) north west of Trevose Head, Cornwall (50°36′N 5°11′W) by SM U-82 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of three of her crew.
La Bayonnaise (France) The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 21 nautical miles (39 km) south east of Cape Spartivento, Italy (37°55′N 16°34′E) by SM UC-53 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Pinar del Rio (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (36°15′N 73°55′W) by SM U-151 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Saima (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 10 nautical miles (19 km) west of Trevose Head (50°29′N 5°23′W) by SM U-82 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of sixteen of her crew.

[Sailor Steve]

June 8, 1918


Air War:

0710 German ace Friedrich Friedrichs, flying a Fokker D.VII, destroys a French observation baloon for victory number 10.

0815 French ace Alexandre Marty, with Spa 90, shoots down a German two-seater for victory number 7.

0946 French ace Maurice Arnoux, with Spa 49, destroys a German observation balloon for victory number 2.

1830 German pilot Lt Feuereissen (no first name given), with Jasta 51, shoots down a DH.4 for victory number 2.

German ace Otto Rosenfeld, with Jasta 41, shoots down a SPAD for victory number 10.

[Jimbuna]

9th June 1918

Western Front

First Battle of Lassigny begins.

New German offensive from between Montdidier and Noyon towards Compiegne.

Germans enter Thiescourt Wood (south-west of Noyon) and Ressons-sur-Matz; are checked on line Mortemer-Cuvilly.

Ship Losses:

Clan Forbes (United Kingdom) The collier was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 115 nautical miles (213 km) west north west of Alexandria, Egypt (31°55′N 27°50′E) by SM UB-105 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of two of her crew.
Helene (Netherlands) The fishing vessel was shelled and sunk in the North Sea (55°38′N 2°55′E) by SM U-100 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of three of her crew.
Moidart (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 7 nautical miles (13 km) south east of Lyme Regis, Dorset by SM UC-77 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of fifteen of her crew.
Pundit (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 85 nautical miles (157 km) west north west of Alexandria by SM UB-105 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of six of her crew.
Queen Victoria (United Kingdom) The sailing vessel was scuttled in the Bristol Channel 6 nautical miles (11 km) south east of Lundy Island, Devon by a Kaiserliche Marine submarine.
Tewfikieh (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 115 nautical miles (213 km) west north west of Alexandria by SM UB-105 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of five of her crew.
Vandalia (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Irish Sea 18 nautical miles (33 km) west north west of the Smalls Lighthouse (51°44′N 6°10′W) by SM U-96 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.