Diary June 26, 1916

06-1916, Diary WWI, Year 1916 / 1 minute of reading

parachute crewman balloon — Strung up but smiling, the crewman of a German observation balloon is released by two comrades after landing behind own lines.

Diary for Monday, June 26, 1916:

Air War

Western Front: Royal Flying Corps observers engage 161 targets. 5 FE2bs (1 lost) of No 25 Squadron including Capt A W Tedder (future Air Marshal of RAF) shoot down 2 Fokker Es; 3 German kite-balloons brought down in flames.

Western Front

Verdun: French gains near Fort Thiaumont but two-brigade attack fails at Fleury. German attacks west of Hill 304 and near Fleury. French 407th Regiments 1,200 survivors (from 2,800 on June 21) withdrawn.

Middle East

Persia: Turks driven from Lake Urmia.

Politics

France: Serb Prime Minister Pasic visits Paris.

Neutrals

Switzerland: Germany threatens coal supply if cotton purchases not delivered.
Rumania: 9 killed in Galati workers anti-war demo.

Home Fronts

Britain: 7,000 Vickers Barrow engineers lose strike against partial call-up (until July 3).

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.