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General Nikolai Nikolaevich Yudenich. Image courtesy Current History Magazine, No. 11, December 1919, p. 449.

General Nikolai Nikolaevich Yudenich. Image courtesy Current History Magazine, No. 11, December 1919, p. 449.

  • Russian forces under the command of General Nikolai Nikolaevich Yudenich capture the city of Erzerum following five days of intense combat. The victory gives Russia the upper hand in the battle for control on the Caucasus front. Russians capture Erzerum
  • The Belgian Sewing Group in Orange completes a further 136 garments for Belgians in need. Belgian Sewing Class
  • The War Office assumes responsibility for anti-aircraft defence of London, previously the responsibility of the Admiralty
  • Bulgarian-Austrian troops advance on Durazzo in Albania
  • Large numbers of Arabic soldiers begin to desert the Turkish army