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Mar 6th. The band starts to practice, and I am to play on the morning reveille, and retreat at 5.30p.m., rather a nuicense, but I do it. still having a fairly easy time in the orderly room, the weather is not too bad, but a fair amount of rain, and it is not any too warm yet.

Mar: 10th Summer time comes into effect, we do not change ours and there is a Ball-up with the Church service the R.C’s go to the Military Mass at the Chateau, I am in charge of the parade.

Mar 11th Captain G. Hall, is made Major, and the officers have the usual feed. things are running very evenly at this camp, nothing to speak of, Fritz comes over and drops a few bombs from time to time, but nothing to worry about Beet and I have got into the habit of scrumping a night supper most nights before going to bed.

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The war at this time

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

On March 3, 1918, Russia signs the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. The terms are severe: Russia loses a third of its population, most of its coal and iron, and much of its industry. Lenin calls it a 'shameful peace' but argues the revolution cannot survive without it. Germany can now concentrate fully on the Western Front. The spring offensive is set for March 21. It will be the largest German attack since 1914.