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August 16, 1918
On August 16, 1918, the Battle of Lake Baikal was fought between the Czechoslovak Legion and the Red Army.
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Featured · August 16, 1918
The Battle of Lake Baikal was fought between the Czechoslovak Legion and the Red Army.
The Battle of Lake Baikal was a naval battle undertaken by Czechoslovak forces during the Russian Civil War.
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The year in brief
1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1918th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 918th year of the 2nd millennium, the 18th year of the 20th…
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On August 16, 1918
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1918 The Battle of Lake Baikal was fought between the Czechoslovak Legion and the Red Army. 1918 battle of the Russian Civil War
The Battle of Lake Baikal was a naval battle undertaken by Czechoslovak forces during the Russian Civil War.
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Other moments from 1918
- April 1 The Royal Air Force is created by the merger of the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service.
- April 20 World War I: Manfred von Richthofen, a.k.a. The Red Baron, shoots down his 79th and 80th victims, his final victories before his death the following day.
- April 21 World War I: German fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen, better known as "The Red Baron", is shot down and killed over Vaux-sur-Somme in France.
- April 23 World War I: The British Royal Navy makes a raid in an attempt to neutralise the Belgian port of Bruges-Zeebrugge.
- April 24 World War I: First tank-to-tank combat, during the second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux. Three British Mark IVs meet three German A7Vs.
- April 6 Finnish Civil War: The battle of Tampere ends.
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