Diary June 7, 1916

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

aerial pic Fort Vaux — Despite the enormous weight of fire directed at Fort Vaux, the fort’s structure survived, the garrison only surrendering when their water ran out.

Diary for Wednesday, June 7, 1916:

Western Front

Verdun – FALL OF FORT VAUX for 2,678 German casualties to 50th Division after heroic 5-day defence by Major Raynal’s 600 men. Crown Prince congratulates Raynal and returns his sword. Two French officers shot for cowardice.

Eastern Front

Brusilov offensive – Pripet: Kaledin recaptures Lutsk (Austrian Fourth Army HQ) thanks to Denikin‘s 4th (‘Iron’) Rifle Division; claims 50,000 PoWs and 77 guns; crosses river Styr in pursuit and retakes Dubno on June 9.

Middle East

Arab Revolt: Sherif proclaims Hejaz’s independence.

African Fronts

East Africa: Smuts resumes main advance on Handeni (90 miles marched by June 24).

Sea War

Adriatic: 2 Italian MAS boats torpedo Austrian SS Locrum in Durazzo harbour (night June 7-8), SS Sarajevo likewise sunk (night June 25-26).

Home Fronts

Germany: Leipzig paper on Kitchener’s death: ‘It is as if our Hindenburg were taken from us, nay worse’.

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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.