Diary WWI

Diary for Thursday, June 24, 1915: Home Fronts Britain: War Munition Volunteer Scheme begins, 6­-month posting in any firm chosen by Ministry. Western Front Joffre and Field Marshal French agree […]

Diary for Wednesday, June 23, 1915: Sea War North Sea – First Q-ship success: U40 torpedoed and sunk off Aberdeen by British submarine C26, towed in action by decoy trawler

Diary for Tuesday, June 22, 1915: Eastern Front AUSTRIAN SECOND ARMY RETAKES LEMBERG: Mackensen made Field Marshal. Western Front Meuse: French recover recently lost positions on Meuse heights, repel German

Diary for Monday, June 21, 1915: Middle East Gallipoli – Helles bridgehead: Third French Battle of Kereves or Turk Battle of Hill 83. French (77 guns fire 31,400 shells) secure

Diary for Sunday, June 20, 1915: Western Front Meuse-Argonne: German Crown Prince launches attack which leads to costly actions until July 14. French First Army casualties since May 1: 16,200

Diary for Saturday, June 19, 1915: Eastern Front Galicia: Mackensen attacks Brusilov’s Grodek line along 40 miles (ca. 64 km) and forces retreat. Mackensen takes Zolkiew and Rawaruska (June 20).

Diary for Friday, June 18, 1915: Western Front Artois: Second Battle of Artois ends at Foch‘s bidding, 25 square miles ‘liberated’ (official date but heavy clashes continue, French XXI Corps

Diary for Thursday, June 17, 1915: Eastern Front Russia: STAVKA Conference at Kholm, armies 500,000 under strength, sanctions fighting retreat. Russians announce 120,000 enemy losses on Dniester in last month,

Diary for Wednesday, June 16, 1915: Western Front Artois: Major French 20-division attack against reinforced defenders (307 heavy guns); only Moroccan Division reaches Vimy Ridge crest for second time (2nd

Diary for Tuesday, June 15, 1915: Western Front Flanders – Second Action of Givenchy until next day: British 7th new arrived 51st Highland Division attack at 0558 hours northeast of

Diary for Monday, June 14, 1915: African Fronts Southwest Africa: Botha’s final advance to the north begins, occupies Omaruru on June 20 and detaches 2 mounted brigades to cut off

Diary for Sunday, June 13, 1915: Western Front Flanders­: Canadians discard unreliable Ross rifles for standard SM Lee-Enfield, enter Messines sector on June 28. Artois: French checked at Souchez. Petain

Diary for Saturday, June 12, 1915: Southern Fronts Carnic Alps: Italians occupy two passes and repel Austrian attacks on June 25. Isonzo: Italians attack Hill 383 seven times. Eastern Front

Diary for Friday, June 11, 1915: Air War North Sea – First-ever use of reconnaissance seaplanes with battle fleet at sea: Sopwith Baby seaplanes from HMS Campania observe movements of

Diary for Thursday, June 10, 1915: Sea War Adriatic: Austrian U11 alias German coastal submarine UB15 (Heimburg) surprises and sinks Italian submarine Medusa. Middle East Armenia: Turks win Second Battle

Diary for Wednesday, June 9, 1915: Eastern Front Baltic Provinces: German attacks repulsed in Shavli district (more attacks on June 12). General Plehve arrives at Riga to lead new Fifth

Diary for Tuesday, June 8, 1915: Sea War Dardanelles: HMS Humber first RN monitor to arrive, these shallow-draught heavy-gunned vessels reduce need for more vulnerable battleships. Western Front Artois: Further

Diary for Monday, June 7, 1915: Eastern Front Galicia: Lechitski evacuates Kalusz and Nadworna in east and all of Bukovina on June 12. Austrians retake Stanislau next day and Kolomea

Diary for Sunday, June 6, 1915: Air War Britain: Zeppelin L9 drops 52 bombs on Hull for 20 minutes around midnight (62 civilian and 2 military casualties), 3 German Army

Diary for Saturday, June 5, 1915: Southern Fronts Isonzo: 4 Italian corps vainly attack Doberdo plateau, Gorizia and Monte Kuk until June 8 with poor artillery support. Western Front Artois: