Diary for Tuesday, February 22, 1916: Western Front Verdun: Despite French counter-attacks (2,350 casualties), Germans develop gains of February 21 to win Brabant-sur-Meuse woods, all Caures wood (Colonel Driant killed, […]
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Diary for Monday, February 21, 1916: Western Front BATTLE OF VERDUN BEGINS (until December 18): From 0715 hours violent 9-hour artillery preparation by 1,240 guns (including 150 mortars) on 8-mile
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Diary for Sunday, February 20, 1916: Air War Western Front: 34 Anglo-German air combats (7 on February 24). Britain: 4 German seaplanes drop 25 bombs on Walmer and Lowestoft, 2
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Diary for Saturday, February 19, 1916: African Fronts East Africa: Smuts reaches Mombasa and assumes command, forms Lake Force and reaches Nairobi on February 23. Kitchener approves his offensive on
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Diary for Friday, February 18, 1916: Air War Austria – First long-distance Italian bombing raid: Caproni bombers drop almost 4,000 lb bombs on Laibach in retaliation for Austrian raid on
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Diary for Thursday, February 17, 1916: Middle East Mesopotamia: King George V message of encouragement to Kut. Armenia: Siberian Cossacks and infantry take 5,000 PoWs and 42 guns in pursuit
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Diary for Wednesday, February 16, 1916: Middle East Armenia: Yudenich captures Erzerum, many Arabs desert Turks, who have lost 15,000 men including 5,000 PoWs and 327 guns against 9,000 Russian
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Diary for Tuesday, February 15, 1916: Air War Western Front: Ball joins No 13 Squadron (BE2c artillery spotters). Middle East Persia: Anglo-Bakhtiari agreement for oilfield protection. Neutrals USA: Senator Root
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Diary for Monday, February 14, 1916: Western Front Flanders: German attacks take 600 yards of trench north of Ypres canal, south of YpresÂ-Comines railway and near SaintÂ-Eloi. British 17th Division
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Diary for Sunday, February 13, 1916: Southern Fronts Albania: Bulgar First Army takes Elbasan. Western Front Champagne: German success between Tahure and Somme-py; French counterÂattacks fail on February 14-16. VosgesÂ:
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Diary for Saturday, February 12, 1916: African Fronts East Africa – Action at Salaita Hill (8 miles from Taveta): Major Kraut’s 1,320 German soldiers (43 casualties) repulse Malleson‘s 6,000 British
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Diary for Friday, February 11, 1916: Home Fronts Britain: BEF GHQ orders 40 Mk I tanks, Lieutenant-Colonel Swinton increases order to 100 (appointed commander of Machine-Gun Corps unit for crews
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Diary for Thursday, February 10, 1916: Air War Britain: Air defence responsibilities reallocated: demarcation line fixed at the coast; Army/RFC supplant RN/RNAS inland. Army to ‘also provide the aeroplanes required
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Diary for Wednesday, February 9, 1916: Air War Britain: 2 German seaplanes from Zeebrugge drop 13 bombs on Broadstairs and Ramsgate (3 wounded); 18 defending aircraft ascend. Eastern Front Pripet
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Diary for Tuesday, February 8, 1916: Sea War Eastern Mediterranean: French cruiser Admiral Chamer (374 drowned, only 1 survivor) sunk in 4 minutes by U21 (Hersing) off Beirut, but otherwise
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