3rd February 1918
Western Front
About 185 German divisions on Western Front.
Southern Front
Austrians bomb Venice, Padua, and other towns in Venetian plain.
Naval and Overseas Operations
Mtarika (East Africa) occupied by British troops.
Political, etc.
Enlargement of powers of Supreme War Council at Versailles announced.
The mutiny of Austro-Hungarian sailors at Cattaro (Kotor) is crushed by loyalist forces, and around 800 mutineers are imprisoned. They had been demanding better treatment and the end to war.
Ship Losses:
Aboukir (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) east by south of Cap de Creus, Spain (42°20′N 3°40′E) by SM UB-48 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived, but her captain was taken as a prisoner of war.
Holmtown (United Kingdom) The coaster was sunk in the English Channel off the Shambles Lightship ( United Kingdom) by SM UB-59 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of all fifteen crew.
Lofoten (United Kingdom) The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 7 nautical miles (13 km) south east by east of Start Point, Devon (50°11′N 3°29′W) by SM UB-38 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of seventeen of her crew.
Lutece (France) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Bristol Channel 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) west of the Godrevy Lighthouse (50°14′N 5°32′W) by SM U-46 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Svanfos (Norway) The coaster was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of the Orkney Islands, United Kingdom (59°12′N 3°55′W) by SM UB-72 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
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