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1 Sep 1917
  • Friedrich Christiansen was named the commanding officer of the German naval air station at Zeebrugge, Belgium. ww2dbase [Friedrich Christiansen | CPC]
Latvia
  • The German 8th Army attacked Riga, Latvia in an attempt to bring about the downfall of the Provisional Government and force Russia to sue for peace. Apart from some resistance by one division whose commander had somehow managed to rally his men, most Russian soldiers refused to fight and melted away (their officers being killed by the deserters on frequent occasions). ww2dbase [Riga | AC]



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Winston Churchill, 1935


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