Diary October 10, 1916
World War One Diary for Tuesday, October 10, 1916: Western Front Battle of the Somme: In the south French Sixth Army resumes offensive (until October 21); woods captured northwest of […]
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Diary October 9, 1916
World War One Diary for Monday, October 9, 1916: Southern Fronts Eighth Battle of the Isonzo (until October 12): Italian Second and Third Armies’ 225 battalions; 26 dismounted squadrons; 1,305
Diary October 8, 1916
Great War Diary for Sunday, October 8, 1916: Sea War Atlantic – FIRST U-BOAT SINKING OFF US COAST: 5 merchant ships (3 British, 1 Dutch, 1 Norwegian) worth 20,388t captured
Diary October 7, 1916
Great War Diary for Saturday, October 7, 1916: Western Front Battle of the Somme: Franco-British attack at 1345 hours on AlbertBapaume road. British advance 1,000 yards and 23rd Division recaptures
Diary October 6, 1916
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)
Diary October 5, 1916
Great War Diary for Thursday, October 5, 1916: Western Front Battle of the Somme: British advance northwest of Eaucourt; French advance east of Morval. Verdun: OHL letter to German Crown
Diary October 4, 1916
Great War Diary for Wednesday, October 4, 1916: Sea War Eastern Mediterranean: U35 (Arnauld) sinks French auxiliary cruiser Gallia (14,900t) off Cape Matapan, carrying 2,000 French and Serb troops. Panic
Diary October 3, 1916
Great War Diary for Tuesday, October 3, 1916: Eastern Front Transylvania – Battle of Kronstadt and the Geisterwald (until October 9): Falkenhayn attacks Rumanian Second Army, forces it from Fogaras
Diary October 2, 1916
Great War Diary for Monday, October 2, 1916: Western Front Battle of the Somme: German counter-attack at Eaucourt. British lose Le Sars, weather breaks: ‘rain fell in torrents, and the
Diary October 1, 1916
Great War Diary for Sunday, October 1, 1916: Western Front Germany: In October German Army now has 205 divisions (198 in September), 128 in the West. Battle of the Somme
Diary September 30, 1916
Great War Diary for Saturday, September 30, 1916: Air War Western Front: German September losses 27 aircraft to 123 Anglo-French, RFC attacks 3 airfields. Trenchard writes to War Office via
Diary September 29, 1916
Great War Diary for Friday, September 29, 1916: Western Front Battle of the Somme: British capture strongly fortified Destremont Farm. Colonel H Elles, aged 36, appointed to command British tank
Diary September 28, 1916
Great War Diary for Thursday, September 28, 1916: Western Front Battle of the Somme: British capture most of Schwaben Redoubt and Canadian Corps advance 1,000 yds north and northeast of
Diary September 27, 1916
Great War Diary for Wednesday, September 27, 1916: Western Front Battle of the Somme: British attack Stuff Redoubt and advance north of Flers. Thiepval (ruins) captured by British after hand-to-hand
Diary September 26, 1916
Great War Diary for Tuesday, September 26, 1916: Western Front Battle of the Somme – Battle of Thiepval Ridge (until September 28): British with 13 Tank Mk I capture Thiepval
Diary September 25, 1916
Great War Diary for Monday, September 25, 1916: Western Front Battle of the Somme – Battle of Morval (until September 28): Allied attack at 1235 hours. British with 2 tanks
Diary September 24, 1916
Diary for Sunday, September 24, 1916: Western Front Battle of the Somme: British repulse counter-attack west of Lesboeufs. Air War Western Front: 60 RFC fighters (3 lost) destroy at least
Diary September 23, 1916
Diary for Saturday, September 23, 1916: Air War Britain: 9 of 12 Zeppelins reach East England (night September 23-24), drop 371 bombs causing 170 civilian casualties (151 in London) but
Diary September 22, 1916
Diary for Friday, September 22, 1916: Western Front Battle of the Somme: Battle of Flers-Courcelette ends. British advance east of Courcelette on fine sunny day. Robertson and Rawlinson take tea;
Diary September 21, 1916
Diary for Thursday, September 21, 1916: Western Front Battle of the Somme: NZ troops take ‘Cough Drop Alley’ and a section of Flers line. British 1st Division captures ‘Starfish Trench’.
