Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/News/June 2018/World War I timeline
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This Month in World War I |
- By TomStar81
| Theaters/Fronts | ||
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| Western | Eastern | Italian |
| Caucasian | Middle Eastern | Balkan |
| African | Naval | Air |
| Politics | Asian and Pacific | Gallipoli |
| Dates | Events | |
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| February–September | Allied forces occupy the Jordan Rift Valley. | Details |
| March 23 – August 7 | Artillery bombardment of Paris. | Details |
| May 27 – June 6 | Third Battle of the Aisne (also known as Operation Blücher-Yorck, third phase of the Spring Offensive). After initial gains, the German advance is halted. | Details |
| June 1–26 | Battle of Belleau Wood, part of the German Spring Offensive. | |
| June 6 | The RAF's Independent Air Force is established as a strategic bombing organization to strike German railways, aerodromes and industrial centres. | Details |
| June 8 | Action of Arsuf. | |
| Ottomans re-enter Tabriz. | Details | |
| June 8 | The Czechoslovak Legion forms the Committee of Members of the Constituent Assembly in Samara. Stanislav Čeček calls to join forces with anti-Bolshevik Russians to overthrow the Communist government and reignite the Eastern Front. | Details |
| June 8 – October | Germany interferes in the Caucasus. | Details |
| June 9–12 | Fourth phase of the Spring Offensive, Operation Gneisenau (also known as Battle of Matz). Despite substantial territorial gains, the Germans do not achieve their strategic goals. | Details |
| June 13 | Provisional Siberian Government formed in Omsk. | |
| June 13–23 | Second Battle of the Piave: the Austro-Hungarian offensive is repelled. | Details |
| June 15-31 | Ottomans occupy Dilman, Khoy and Urmia. | Details. |
| June 30 | Battle of Moreuil Wood. |
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