Diary February 23, 1916

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

German infantry advance in open order at the beginning of the Battle of Verdun.

Diary for Wednesday, February 23, 1916:

Western Front

Verdun: French abandon Brabant-sur-Meuse; counterattack without success south of Caures wood and at Wavrille. By end of day Germans also occupy Herbebuis and Wavrille, have advanced just over 2 miles and taken 3,000 PoWs since February 21.

Middle East

Armenia: Russians take Ispir in slow fighting advance on Bayburt.

Sea War

Britain: ‘Minister of Blockade’ (Lord Robert Cecil) appointed.
Germany: Kaiser visits Wilhelmshaven and approves Scheer’s new strategy.

Neutrals

Portugal: Troops seizes 76 German steamers (240,000t) interned in Tagus at British request. German note on February 29.

Home Fronts

Germany: Kaiser visits Wilhelmshaven.
Britain: ’Blockade Ministry’ created. Commons peace debate.

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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.