Diary November 16, 1916

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

World War One Diary for Thursday, November 16, 1916:

Air War

Britain: Haig asks for an extra 20 fighter squadrons for 1917. RFC capture first Albatros D1 fighter, forced down by a BE2. Somme: RFC helps knock out at least 10 German artillery guns (65 batteries engaged), destroys 3 German aircraft; 6 Martinsydes bomb Hirson station (Belgium). German night raid destroys 21 French aircraft at Cachy, 90 miles away.
Arabia: 6 No 14 Squadron RFC aircraft land at Rabegh to support Arabs; airfield built.

Western Front

France: Each BEF army forms anti-aircraft group under one commander with 36-64 guns each (until November 27).
Battle of the Somme: British advance east of Beaucourt but lose some ground east of Butte de Warlencourt.

Eastern Front

Germany: First of 11 German armoured car MG platoons formed, mainly for Eastern Front.

Neutrals

Greece: Allies demand dismissal of Central Powers Ministers and surrender of war material.

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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.