Diary May 5, 1916

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

The soil of Verdun: over dozens of miles stretches around the city a bow of by shells repeatedly plowed destroyed terrain.

Diary for Friday, May 5, 1916:

Western Front

Verdun: German gain at Hill 304. French 135th Infantry Regiment sergeant writes ‘… how could anyone cross the zone of extermination around us ?’

Southern Fronts

Salonika: Milne told he will succeed General Mahon (to Egypt) as British C-in-C.

Air War

Occupied Belgium: 19 Royal Navy Air Service aircraft (1 FTR) bomb Mariakerke airfield (night May 5-6, repeated on May 21); Ghistelles airfield bombed on May 19.

Politics

Russia: Tsar receives Serb Prime Minister Pasic.

Neutrals

USA: Mexican Villalistas loot two Texas settlements.

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.