Diary May 12, 1916

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

French medics trying to rescue a wounded in the heavy artillery of Verdun.

Diary for Friday, May 12, 1916:

Western Front

Verdun: German attacks on French centre.

Middle East

Mesopotamia: Captured British general Townshend leaves Baghdad, reaches Mosul on May 19.

African Fronts

Lake Tanganyika: Commander Spicer-Simpson returns to Lukuga (left on February 21), soon rows with Belgians.

Air War

Britain: Burbidge committee set up to inquire into alleged mismanagement of Royal Aircraft Factory, Farnborough. Chairman Sir R Burbidge, MD of Harreds store.

Occupied countries

Eastern France: German Lille deportation order grants 1 1/2 hours packing; 25,000 deported incl women and girls for farm work (until September).

Home Fronts

Ireland: Prime ministers Asquith’s surprise visit to Dublin (until May 18).
Britain: Home Office letter to JPs on juvenile crime rise.

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.