World War One Diary for Monday, December 11, 1916: Sea War Adriatic: Italian batÂtleship Regina Margherita (many casualties including Captain) sunk by two mines from UC-14 off Valona, Albania, returning […]
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World War One Diary for Sunday, December 10, 1916: Southern Fronts Serbia: Russo-Serb attacks against Hill 1050 fail (until December 11) against German Guard-Schuetzen Battalion. Sea War North Sea: Merchant
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World War One Diary for Saturday, December 9, 1916: Home Fronts Germany: ÂHindenburg given the first 1914 Grand Cross of the Iron Cross. Raw Materials Office merger/closure agreement on nonÂessential
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World War One Diary for Friday, December 8, 1916: Eastern Front Rumania – Battle of river Cricov (until December 12) as Rumanians retreat northeast on Rimnicu Sarat. Germans claim 70,000
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World War One Diary for Thursday, December 7, 1916: Home Fronts Britain: LLOYD GEORGE BECOMES PRIME MINISTER. Call up of non-skilled munition workers agreed. Turkey: Interior Ministry reports to Grand
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World War One Diary for Wednesday, December 6, 1916: Eastern Front Rumania – FALL OF BUCHAREST: Mackensen rides in on a white charger, on his 67th birthday. Kaiser celebrates with
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World War One Diary for Tuesday, December 5, 1916: African Fronts East Africa: Portugese invested at Newala, Marumba and Majembi but escape over river Rovuma to Nangedi which Germans occupy
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World War One Diary for (day), (Datum): Southern Fronts Salonika: Turk XX Corps HQ arrives east of Struma, rest of formation by January 11, 1917. Sea War Britain: Jellicoe succeeds
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World War One Diary for (day), (Datum): Eastern Front Rumania: Falkenhayn signs 3-day armistice allowing Bucharest‘s evacuation (arsenal and forts blown up on December 4). Southern Front Serbia: Serb Drina
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World War One Diary for Saturday, December 2, 1916: African Fronts East Africa: British Kilwa Force occupies Ngarambi, 30 miles northwest of Fort Kibata. Neutrals Greece: Allies declare blockade and
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World War One Diary for Friday, December 1, 1916: Sea War Atlantic, North Sea, Mediterranean: During December U-boats sink 167 ships (39 British worth 109,936t; 58 Allied; 70 neutral) worth
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