Diary February 14, 1916

02-1916, Diary WWI, Year 1916 / 1 minute of reading

German troops have occupied an Allied trench and reserves run up to strengthen its defences against counter-attack.

Diary for Monday, February 14, 1916:

Western Front

Flanders: German attacks take 600 yards of trench north of Ypres canal, south of Ypres-Comines railway and near Saint-Eloi. British 17th Division loses the Bluff.
France: Franco-British Conference at Chantilly determines final shape of Somme offensive, Joffre writes to Haig on February 18 that date will be c.1 July.

Air War

Italy: Austrians bomb Milan, Treviglio, Bergamo and Monza.

Politics

Allied Le Havre Declaration: No peace without Belgium’s restoration and indemnification.
Chantilly Conference fixes 1 July for Somme Offensive.
Russia: Novelist Hugh Walpole returns to Petrograd to run Allied Propaganda Bureau.

Home Fronts

Turkey: Bill extends military age to 50, plus payments from those excused.

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My name is Norman 'Kretaner' and since my childhood I am interested in history and strategy games. Later, I have learned programming and the development of computer games, and finally with the Internet, also web design. I'm in the fortunate position to combine all my interests with my work and to live on a place of my choice, on Crete. All information, figures, specifications and statistics used here had been compiled from a variety of sources and the large, over decades collected, library of the author about military history, WW2 and weapons.