1917 World War I battle. It began on 20 November 1917 in what is now France and lasted until 8 December 1917 (about 18 days). The setting was Cambrai. It was part of Western Front. Those involved included the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the German Empire and the United States.
Before and after
- from 8 November 1917 to 17 November 1921Ukrainian War of Independence
- 14 November 1917Birth of Park Chung-hee
- 15 November 1917Death of Émile Durkheim
- 19 November 1917Birth of Indira Gandhi
- from 20 November 1917 to 8 December 1917Battle of Cambrai
- 6 December 1917Halifax explosion
- 16 December 1917Birth of Arthur C. Clarke
- 21 December 1917Birth of Heinrich Böll
- from 1918 to 1920Georgian–Ossetian conflict (1918–1920)
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