Diary February 25, 1916

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

Schneider tank test programm — The Schneider tank mastered an extensive test program.

Diary for Friday, February 25, 1916:

Home Fronts

French Army orders 400 Schneider tanks by November 25, 1916.

Western Front

Verdun: Castelnau arrives at 0700 hours. Germans take Louvemont, but are stopped before Douaumont village (until February 26). Fall of Fort Douaumont, to Lieutnant Brandis’ patrol while garrison asleep after firing for 4 days, and Bezonvaux. West of battlefield French 37th African Division withdraw at Belleville and blow Meuse bridge at Bras. (At 2400 hours Petain assumes command, headquarter Souilly southwest of Verdun, gets double pneumonia.)
Champagne: French attack regains recently lost positions at Bonnet d’Eveque (345 PoWs).

Eastern Front

Russia: British military attaché Colonel Knox finds new Russian 110th Division west of Riga has only two regular officers.

Middle East

Persia: Baratov’s 4,400 men with 20 guns occupy Kermanshah, forcing Colonel Bopp’s 2,000 Turks to Pai Tak Pass.

Neutrals

USA: President Wilson writes to Senator Stone that he will not abrogate Americans’ rights in travelling by sea.

Secret War

Belgium: Germany’s terms of a naval base, strategic railway use and 60% control of Antwerp end peace feeler talks with Belgium in Zürich (Switzerland).

About The Author

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.