Sunday, October 28, 2018

Countdown on the Great War: October 28, 1918. The German Navy rebels and scuttles, the Hungarians quit Austria and the German army continues to take to the air.

1.  Having received orders to set sail to engage the British fleet, German sailors at Schillig Roads mutiny and refuse to prepare to get underway and refuse to weigh anchor  The crews of two of the ships, battleships, commit sabotage on their vessels.  What would become the Kiel Mutiny had commenced.

2.  The Germans scuttle seven submarines based at Pula, Austro Hungaria.  Another was scuttled at Trieste, Italy.

3.  Czechoslovakia declares independence from Austro Hungaria.

4.  Revolution breaks out in Hungary as the Hungarian National Council proclaims its independance from Austria.

Hungarian revolutionaries, including soldiers, with Aster flowers.  The flowers gave their name tot he rebellion, the Aster Revolution.

5.  The Austro Hungarian high command ordered a general retreat from all northern Italian positions.

6.  The Allies capture Makri and Evros in Macedonia.

7. The Germans established nine new air squadrons.


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