Diary November 23, 1916

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

Major Lanoe G Hawker shot down three German aircraft with a carabiner from his Bristol Scout and received the Victoria Cross.

World War One Diary for Thursdday, November 23, 1916:

Air War

Western Front: Richthofen kills Major Lanoe Hawker (Victoria Cross, 9 victories), RFC after epic 35-minutes duel near Bapaume; the ‘Red Baron’s’ 11th victory. RFC ranges 163 targets. No 25 Squadron FE2bs including Captain Tedder (future Marshal of RAF) repulse 20 German fighters (2 crashed), 4 other German aircraft shot down and 3 damaged.

Eastern Front

Romania: Mackensen crosses Danube at 0400 hours in thick mist on 32-mile front between Islatz and Zimnitza with 40 battalions and 188 guns against 18 battalions with 48 guns. Austrians build pontoon bridge by 1800 hours on November 25.
Prezan replaces lliescu as Rumanian CoS and effective C-in-C.

Politics

Greece: Provisional Government at Salonika declares war on Germany and Bulgaria.

Home Fronts

Austria: New Emperor Charles’ proclamation to Peoples, announces imminent coronation as King of Hungary.
New Zealand: First conscription ballot.

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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.