Diary October 6, 1916

10-1916, Diary WWI, Year 1916 / 1 minute of reading

Serbian cavalryman acting as ensign of the regiment.

Great War Diary for Friday, October 6, 1916:

Southern Fronts

Macedonia: Allied attack on Sarrail‘s orders, only Serbs gain shallow Crna bridgehead at Brod for heavy losses (until October 7) but Germans move 3 battalions to sector from Vardar (until October 10) after Bulgar battalion opposite Serbs mutinies.
Trentino: Alpini Battalion repulse counter-attacks on Busa Alta (until October 10).

Eastern Front

Brusilov offensive, Galicia – Third Battle of the Narajowka and Zlota Lipa: Russian Seventh Army attacks Turk XV Corps (3,015 casualties).

African Fronts

East Africa: Deventer’s patrols reach Malongwe and Lake Force troops, whole Central Railway in Allied hands. First trolley vehicle reaches Dodoma.

Sea War

Germany: High Seas Fleet U-boats ordered to resume merchant shipping targeting, but no torpedoeing without warning (until January 31, 1917) also to send 4 more U-boats to Mediterranean.

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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.