Diary February 19, 1916

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

The new British commander Lieutenant General Smuts (2nd from right) in East Africa.

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 February 25.

Southern Fronts

Albania: Italian Savona Brigade outposts repel Austrian attacks on river Arzen and Pjesha heights, but on February 23 blow up bridge and retreat to Durazzo.

Politics

USA: Government protest to Turkey on Armenian massacres.

Home Fronts

Britain: MI5 form Munitions Ministry intelligence department. Fisher to Observer editor: ‘We are at the very blackest period of the war.’

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Kretaner

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.