Diary May 7, 1916

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

Diary for Sunday, May 7, 1916:

Western Front

Verdun: Violent German attacks gain ground at Hill 304 (attacks fail following day) and Fort Douaumont.

Eastern Front

Austria: Military intelligence discovers 4 Russian corps of Brusilov between Kolki and Rovno but warning disregarded.

Middle East

Mesopotamia: Khalil Pasha orders 6,000 Turks with 14 guns from Kut to Persian frontier.

African Fronts

South Algeria: French defeat Tuareg revolt until May 9. Leader Firhoun killed on May 25 and submission by September 1.

Occupied countries

Serbia: Serb Government set up at Salonika (Greece).

Home Fronts

Germany: Unpopular and ill Interior Minister Delbrück resigns.

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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.