Diary May 4, 1916

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

Over 80 Ilya Muromets were built. They were able to operate with relative impunity, although with limited accuracy.

Diary for Thursday, May 4, 1916:

Air War

Eastern Front: IM heavy bomber Ilya Murmometz II (Pankratiev) flies first of 5 successful armed reconnaissance missions during May over Yazlovetch-Bugatch and Yazlovetch-Rusilov sectors and helps capture of Yazlovetch.

Middle East

Mesopotamia: Kut garrison’s 420 officers taken away by paddle steamer to Baghdad.

Sea War

Germany: Rules of cruiser warfare to be observed by U-boat commanders if ships do not try and escape or resist.
Adriatic: French submarine Bernouilli blows stern off Austrian destroyer Csepel at Cattaro entrance.

Politics

Germany: Government Sussex ‘pledge’ reply to US note, will not sink vessels without warning, US accepts on May 8.

Neutrals

USA: Congress doubles West Point cadets. US Marines land in Santo Domingo to restore order.

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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.