Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/News/October 2017/World War I timeline
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{{WPMILHIST Newsletter section header 2|This month in World War I}}
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| colspan="3" | Theatres |
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| style="background:plum; width:100px;" | Western
| style="background:darksalmon; width:100px;" | Eastern | style="background:yellowgreen; width:100px;" | Italian |
| style="background:goldenrod;" | Caucasian
| style="background:khaki;" | Middle Eastern | style="background:lightgreen;" | Balkan |
| style="background:pink;" | African
| style="background:cornflowerblue;" | Naval | style="background:lightskyblue;" | Air |
| style="background:lightgrey;" | Politics
| style="background:yellow;" | Asian and Pacific | style="background:red;" | Gallipoli |
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| Dates | Events | |
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| April–October | Stalemate in Southern Palestine. | | ||
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| June–October | Operation Hush, abortive British plan to capture coast of Belgium. | | ||
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| September–October | Operation Albion, German capture of Oesel, Dago and Moon Islands. | | ||
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| October 4 | Battle of Broodseinde (second phase of the Third Battle of Ypres). | | ||
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| October 9 | Battle of Poelcappelle (last phase of the Third Battle of Ypres). | | ||
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| October 12 | First Battle of Passchendaele (last phase of the Third Battle of Ypres). | | ||
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| October 15–18 | | ||
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| October 23 | | ||
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| October 23 – November 10 | Battle of La Malmaison, much-postponed French attack on the Chemin des Dames. | Details | ||
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| October 24 – November 4 | Battle of Caporetto: the Austro-Hungarians and Germans break through the Italian lines; the Italian army is defeated and falls back on the Piave River. | Details | ||
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| October 26 – November 10 | Second Battle of Passchendaele (last phase of the Third Battle of Ypres). | | ||
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| October 27 | | ||
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| October 30 | Italy: Vittorio Emanuele Orlando succeeds Paolo Boselli as Prime Minister. | Details | ||
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| October 31 – November 7 | Third Battle of Gaza: the British break through the Ottoman lines. | Details | ||
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| October 31 | Battle of Beersheba (opening phase of the Third Battle of Gaza). | Details |
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