The Year 1917
In the Baltic Sea, a German attempt to land on Dago Island was repulsed. There were naval actions in the Moon Sund sector, during which Russian battleship Slava was hit badly. Russian warships were being forced to withdraw into northern Moon Sund. The Slava was scuttled and sunk by Russian torpedoes. The Russians sank block ships and laid mines in a defensive move.
On 17/18 October, in the Baltic Sea, German destroyer S.64 was sunk on mines between Moon and the mainland in Shildau channel.
On 18 October, in the Baltic Sea, the Germans completed the capture of Moon Island, claiming the seizure of 10,000 Russians.
On the Northern Front, a German attempt to bridge the Dvina River was frustrated by the Russians.
At Petrograd, the government began attempting to remove munitions works from the city.
At Kiev, the French were known to have a Military Mission Hospital and an Air Park in the city.
On 19-20 October, in the Baltic Sea, German troops occupied Dago Island. Most of the Russian troops there had been evacuated by ship and made their way to support bases in the Gulf of Finland.
In the Baltic Sea, Russian and British submarines were ordered to take up defensive positions. Russian submarine Gepard sortied on the 22nd and was later reported lost, probably on mines in the Oesel – Irben Straits area.
The completion of Operation Albion marked the end of German Naval Airship operations in the Baltic. Airship S.L.8 was soon broken up at Seddin, L.Z.13 and L.37 were deflated at Seddin, L.Z.30 and L.Z.120 were stored at Seerappen, and S.L.20 was sent to Ahlhorn, Germany.
On 20 October, in the Baltic Sea, British submarine C.32 claimed to have sunk a German warship and a transport in the Gulf of Riga, but actually had unsuccessfully attacked the German netlayer Eskimo, and was depth charged by accompanying destroyers. She was so badly damaged that she was run aground near Pernau and later scuttled to prevent her capture.
On the Northern Front, the Germans retired to the Skuli-Lemburg line, 48 km east of Riga.
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