Diary November 15, 1916

11-1916, Diary WWI, War Diary, Year 1916 / 1 minute of reading

‘The Russian Royal Family’ – the Tsar and Tsarina in the arms of their presiding evil genius Rasputin.

World War One Diary for Wednesday, November 15, 1916:

Home Fronts

Russia: Grand Duke Nicholas warns Tsar and Tsarina of Rasputin’s harmful influence.
Germany: 1918 conscript class, all under 19 year, begins to join for training; malnutrition a problem.

Western Front

France – CHANTILLY CONFERENCE: Allies discuss (Joffre presiding) 1917 offensives on Western, Eastern and Southern fronts to be timed from first fortnight of February 1917 to cause maximum dispersal of German forces.
Battle of the Somme: German counter-attack north of Chaulnes.

Eastern Front

Russia: Brusilov says ‘Rumania is a difficult ally’. His Southwest Front has only 412 heavy guns (over 122mm).
Transylvania: Falkenhayn brings heavy guns through Toerzburg Pass and captures Tirgu Jiu. He is now 20-25 miles inside Rumania.

Air War

Germany: Lieutenant-General EW von Hoeppner appointed C-in-C Air Force; Kommandierender General der Luftstreitkraefte (Kogenluft). Chief of Staff is Colonel Thomsen, previously Feldflugchef.

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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.