Western Front
Aisne: French Reserve Army Group dissolved, Micheler takes over Fifth Army from Mazel.
French painting from 1917 ‘Poilus’:
https://i1.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...oilus.jpg?ssl=1
French claim 29,000 prisoners taken since 10 April.
Artois: British repulse counter-attack near river Souchez.
At the Aisne and Arras, both French and British forces successfully defend their gains against heavy German counterattacks.
Britain – First night aeroplane raid on London: Albatros C-VII (Klimke and Leon) on own initiative drops 5 x 22lb bombs between Holloway and Hackney (night May 6-7, 3 casualties).
Southern Front
Supported by heavy artillery, Austro-Hungarian troops make small advances against Italian lines southeast of Gorizia.
Violent artillery actions on Trentino and Julian front.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
T.E. Lawrence (2nd from right) and his party on a mission to recover a crashed aeroplane at Wadi Hamdh. © IWM (Q 59040):
https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...2537088/photo/1
Political, etc
Austria-Hungary: Common Ministers Council agrees to reopen Mitteleuropa (Central Europe) talks with Germany (Berlin owed RM 6 billions). Emperor says ‘I do not agree at all’ (May 14).
Russia: Kiev Czech congress recognises Masaryk and Czech National Council.
Russian Provisional Government forbids public meetings and demonstrations for the next two days in response to recent disturbances.
Greece: Salonika mass meeting of 30,000 demands King’s deposition. Salonika plot to murder Venizelos discovered on May 10
Sweden: Food riots occur in Stockholm, Sweden, which was triggered by the lack of potatoes.