Diary July 31, 1916

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

A British medic listed personal details of wounded on the Somme.

Diary for Monday, July 31, 1916:

Western Front

5 German divisions sent from Western Front to Eastern Front during July. Joffre summons Foch to get him to persuade (vainly) Haig to launch broad-front attacks.
Battle of the Somme: German casualties since July 1; 160,000 including in at least 67 counter-attacks; BEF 196,081 (158,786 on Somme) worst month of war; French casualties 49,859.
Verdun: French casualties 31,000; German 25,969 casualties during July.

Air War

Britain: 8 airships are dispersed by unpredicted winds, 103 bombs scattered over 6 counties (no casualties), Kent-Notts (night July 31 – August 1).
Western Front: 11 Anglo-German air combats.

African Fronts

East Africa: South African troops take Saranda and Kilmatinde on Central Railway. By July sick ratio to battle casualties 31.4:1; Smuts 200 doctors short.

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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.

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