Diary July 18, 1916

07-1916, Diary WWI, Year 1916 / 1 minute of reading

Paths of Glory: killed British soldiers at the Somme.

Diary for Tuesday, July 18, 1916:

Western Front

Battle of the Somme: Strong German counter-attacks at Longueval and Delville Wood.

Middle East

Armenia: Russians occupy Gumusane, capture 800 Turks 15 miles southwest of Bayburt.
Arabia: British government ratifies treaty with Ibn Saud, Emir of Nejd.

Politics

Britain: London Gazette blacklists c.80 US firms trading with enemy.

Hom Fronts

Britain: Employers and unions agree to postpone holidays during war.

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.