Diary May 10, 1916

05-1916, Diary WWI, Year 1916 / 1 minute of reading

Lord Wimborne was the British lord-lieutenant in Ireland before Easter Rising.

Diary for Wednesday, May 10, 1916:

Home Fronts

Ireland: Royal Commission of Inquiry into Rebellion formed under Lord Hardinge (opens May 18). Lord Wimborne resigns as Lord Lieutenancy (Chief Secretary Birrell resigned May 3).
France: 17 British conscientious objectors refuse Army orders outside Le Havre.

Western Front

Verdun: German assault on Hill 287. French counter-attack at Mort Homme.

Southern Fronts

Salonika: Milne in command of British Salonika Army (for duration of war); Sarrail occupies Greek frontier Fort Dovatepe between Vardar and Stuma.

Air War

Sudan: 2 Royal Flying Corps planes and airfield ready at Abaid for operations against Sultan of Darfur.

Neutrals

Greece: French general Sarrail occupies Greek frontier Fort Dovatepe.

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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.