4th May 1918
Western Front
Germans open intense bombardment of French and British positions from Locre and south of Ypres; no attack develops.
French make progress in Locre sector.
Eastern Front
Germans take Sevastopol.
Southern Front
Activity increased on Italian front.
Serbians capture and hold Bulgarian advanced positions on Dobropolye sector.
Political, etc.
Soviet Russia signs an armistice at Korenevo with Ukraine and Germany, establishing the border between Ukraine and Russia.
Ship Losses:
SMS A71 (Kaiserliche Marine) The A56-class torpedo boat struck a mine and sank in the North Sea with the loss of six of her crew.
Polbrae (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 4.5 nautical miles (8.3 km) off Bude, Cornwall by SM U-60 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of two crew.
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