Diary for Sunday, September 12, 1915: Middle East Mesopotamia: Townshend’s 11,080 men and 30 guns begin Tigris and land advance to Kut-el-Amara in 110-120° F until September 26. Syria: French […]
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Diary for Saturday, September 11, 1915: Air War Britain: Abortive German airship raids (2 Army, 1 Navy Zeppelins) nights September 11-12, 12-13 and 13-14. None reach primary target, London; trifling
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Diary for Friday, September 10, 1915: Western Front Flanders: German artillery shells Ramscapelle and Skenstraate. Southern Fronts Greece: Greek officers summoned to Athens. Middle East Aden: Indian 28th Brigade leaves
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Diary for Thursday, September 9, 1915: Eastern Front Western Russia – Ludendorff Vilna Offensive until September 26: Garnier’s 6 German divisions (3 cavalry) on raid to outflank Vilna to north
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Diary for Wednesday, September 8, 1915: Air War Britain: Zeppelin L 13 (Mathy) starts major fire in London’s ‘City’ district (night September 8-9, 109 casualties). Western Front Argonne: Renewed German
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Diary for Tuesday, September 7, 1915: Sea War North Sea: Dover Patrol and French bombardment of Ostend with air-spotting, monitor Lord Clive damaged by 5 shells from new Tirpitz Battery
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Diary for Monday, September 6, 1915: Southern Fronts Falkenhayn, Conrad and Colonel Gancev (Bulgaria) sign military convention for crushing of Serbia. Politics Secret Central Powers Military Convention with Bulgaria signed
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Diary for Sunday, September 5, 1915: Eastern Front TSAR TAKES SUPREME COMMAND: Alexeiev his CoS, Grand Duke Nicholas and his staff leave on September 7. Middle East Gallipoli: ANZAC troops
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Diary for Saturday, September 4, 1915: Western Front Artillery duels round Arras and north of Chalons. Eastern Front Poland: Bugarmee’s Battle of Drohiczyn-Chomst until September 6. Southern Fronts Italian Front:
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Diary for Friday, September 3, 1915: Sea War Germany: Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Bachmann resigned and replaced by Admiral Holtzendorff for advocating unÂrestricted U-boat warfare but both refuse to
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Diary for Thursday, September 2, 1915: Home Fronts Russia: Council of Ministers vainly begs Tsar not to replace Grand Duke Nicholas or suspend Duma indefinitely. Britain: King and Kitchener inspect
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Diary for Wednesday, September 1, 1915: Air War Heavy losses to FokÂker E‘s compel French to abanÂdon long-range daylight bombing from NancyÂ-Malzeville; shorter-range operations (Lens and Cambrai areas) continue from
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Diary for Tuesday, August 31, 1915: Southern Fronts Italy: Mussolini called up aged 32, joins 11th Bersaglieri training at Brescia, arrives at front on September 16. Albania: Serb troops at
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Diary for Monday, August 30, 1915: Sea War U-boats ordered not to sink liners without warning and to allow crews and passengers time to abandon ship. No neutral ships to
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Diary for Sunday, August 29, 1915: Western Front Argonne: Fierce artillery duel. Eastern Front Baltic Provinces: NiemeÂnarmee storms Friedrichstadt bridgehead south of river Dvina. Western Russia: Germans storm Lipsk, 20
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