6 January

Great War events that took place on 6 January.

1915 (Wednesday)

Western Front	French occupy woods north of Altkirch (Alsace).
Eastern Front	Russians occupy Kimpolung (Bukovina) and reach Hungarian frontier.
Political	Lord Kitchener reviews the military situation in the House of Lords.	German SS Dacia, interned in the USA, is sold to Mr. Breitung, an American citizen (see 11 February, 1915).

1916 (Thursday)

Naval and Overseas Operations	▶ British submarine sunk off Dutch coast.	▶ HMS King Edward VII sunk by striking a mine; crew saved.
Political	Labour Congress opposes Military Service Bill.

1917 (Saturday)

Western Front	Big daylight raid by the British south-east of Arras.
Eastern Front	▶ Stubborn fighting between the Carpathians and Focsani; some enemy progress, especially in the Susitsa valley and near Odobesti.	▶ Russian counter-offensive between Focsani and Fundeni; ground recovered near Obilesti.

1918 (Sunday)

Southern Front	▶ Patrol actions between the Brenta and Piave rivers.	▶ Austrian patrols active north of Mount Costalunga.	▶ Albania: Italians repulse a large enemy detachment on Osum river.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres	Arabia: Arabs raid Hejaz railway south of Maan.
Political	Independence of Finland is recognised by France and Germany.

Sources: Various material contemporary with the war have been used to compile The Great War On This Day and its associated Compendium.

On This Day pages are styled as timelines and have been transcribed from two out-of-copyright sources: Chronology of the War (1918-1920), and History of the Great War – Principle Events 1914-1918 (1922). The spelling of place-names is a particularly convoluted subject. Some names were spelt differently depending on source, others have changed over time for various political or geographical reasons. In general, spelling of place names are original to British use at the time of, and shortly after, the war. Some typos have been altered or corrected for consistency. Similar events between these sources have been amalgamated; as a result the date and wording may differ to their original texts.

Compendium entries form the central hub of (a) An index-like collection of places, people, ships, battles, political events, etc., and (b) Words and phrases of the Armed Forces of Great Britain during the Great War. The majority of these have been transcribed from Chronology of the War (1918-1920) and Soldier and Sailor Words and Phrases (1925) respectively, the later which is reflected in the language used and some may seem derogatory by today's standards.

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