Diary July 30, 1916

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

German deep bunkers at the Somme — This section of captured German trench near the Albert-Pozieres road shows the deep bunkers in which the German machine-gunners shelterred during an artillery attack, and from which they emerged to set up their machine-guns once the attack lifted to herald the infantry attack.

Diary for Sunday, July 30, 1916:

Western Front

Battle of the Somme: Very hot, clear day. Joint Franco-British attack north of Somme improves situation on Allied right flank, Guillemont entered (fighting continues until July 31), Maurepas reached.

Eastern Front

Germany: Hindenburg and Ludendorff take over Front down to Lemberg with 3 Army groups (July 31)
Brusilov offensive: Brusilov’s Intelligence Section casualties estimates since June 4: Russian Southwest Front 450,000; Austrian 600,000, 330 guns (only 5,000 German PoWs).
Galicia: Lechitski pursues Austrian Seventh Army south of Dniester towards Stanislau.

Secret War

Britain: Royal Navy Q-ship crews to wear War Service Badges (plus certificates later) to prevent any captured being shot as pirates.

Neutrals

USA: Sabotage suspected in $ 40 million munitions explosion at Black Tom Island near Jersey City, New York (42 casualties).

Home Fronts

Russia: Martial law in Turkestan following Muslim rising against reserve work conscription; 3,309 Government casualties before order restored.

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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.