Diary November 17, 1916

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

British troops Somme first snow — British troops negotiate the shell-cratered landscape along the Somme River in the first snow.

World War One Diary for Friday, November 17, 1916:

Western Front

Battle of the Somme: First snow falls, night November 17-18.

Air War

Germany: French bomber pilot Captain Beauchamp in 1/2 Strutter ‘Ariel’ flies epic 812-mile first ever ‘shuttle’ raid from Luxeuil (Vosges) – Munich (rail station bombed) – San Donadi Piave (near Venice). Beauchamp killed in action over Verdun in December.
Western Front: RFC ranges 141 targets, 16 aircraft in air combat (3 lost, 3 damaged), destroy 3 German planes in day and night bombing.

Politics

Russia: Prime Minister Stuermer furious at pretended Russo-German peace talks.

Occupied Territories

Belgium: Germans arrest Brussels Council.

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.