Diary for Thursday, October 14, 1915: Southern Fronts Serbia: MAIN BULGAR INVASION BEGINS with First Army (Boyadiev) attack along river Nisava. Germans storm Pozarevac east of Morava valley. Salonika: French […]
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Diary for Wednesday, October 13, 1915: Western Front Loos: British fresh 46th (N Midland) Division captures main trench of Hohenzollern Redoubt, but 2 other divisions fail against the Quarries and
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Diary for Tuesday, October 12, 1915: Occupied countries Belgium – NURSE CAVELL EXECUTED BY GERMAN COURT MARTIAL (began October 7) at Brussels: ‘Patriotism is not enough. I must have no
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Diary for Monday, October 11, 1915: Western Front British Machine Gun Corps formed: MGs taken from battalions from overseas and formed into company’s with each brigade during November. Training Centre
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Diary for Sunday, October 10, 1915: Southern Fronts Serbia: German III Corps (Lochow) takes Semendria (October 10Â-11) on Danube after losing 45 of 53 boats (night October 7-8) but securing
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Diary for Saturday, October 9, 1915: Southern Fronts Serbia: AUSTRIANS ENTER BELGRADE after Serb evacuation follows bitter street fighting (city’s fall cost 7,000 Austrian casualties). AUSTRIANS INVADE MONTENEGRO. Isonzo: Austrian
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Diary for Friday, October 8, 1915: Middle East Gallipoli: Hamilton’s Suvla landings dispatch; storm damages Anzac and Suvla piers, more damage on October 27-31. IndiaÂ: Minister and Viceroy consider asking
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Diary for Thursday, October 7, 1915: Western Front Champagne: French advance southeast of Tahure, French war poet Auguste Compagnon killed, aged 36 (Poemes et Lettres des Tranchees published 1916). Southern
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Diary for Wednesday, October 6, 1915: Southern Fronts AUSTRO-GERMAN INVASION OF SERBIA: Kovess’ Austrian Third Army secure footholds south of river Sava west of Sabac. DemonÂstration at Orsova close to
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Diary for Tuesday, October 5, 1915: Southern Fronts Salonika: 13,000 French and British troops land. Serbia: Austro-German artillery bombardment begins including c. 170 guns (nearly 40 x 305mm and 420mm
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Diary for Monday, October 4, 1915: Eastern Front Western Russia: Russian Tenth Army Lake Drisviati-Smogoni offensive fails until October 7. Politics Anglo-French ultimatum to Bulgaria. Allied Ambassadors leave Sofia following
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Diary for Sunday, October 3, 1915: Air War Western Front: British kite-balloons range successfully on 10 targets. French bomb Metz. Western Front Loos: Germans recapture part of Hohenzollern Redoubt from
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Diary for Saturday, October 2, 1915: Air War Germany: First German ‘Giant’ heavy bomber ferried to Eastern Front. Western Front: French airship Alsace shot down. 62 unescorted French bombers (2
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Diary for Friday, October 1, 1915: Home Fronts Britain: Retail Food Price RFP up 5% to 30%. Munitions Ministry now in command of 979 factories, recommends weekly wages (October 22).
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Diary for Thursday, September 30, 1915: Western Front Sir J French and Kitchener Order of the Day congratulates BEF. King sends a message to Sir John. Champagne: Minor French gains.
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Diary for Wednesday, September 29, 1915: Middle East Mesopotamia: Townshend’s cavalry occupy Kut but ships stuck in falling river for two days. Western Front Flanders: Germans capture British trenches at
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Diary for Tuesday, September 28, 1915: Middle East Mesopotamia – Battle of Kut: after night flank march, Townshend (1,233 casualties) storms Turk defences (700 casualties) at Es Sinn, taking 1,153
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Diary for Monday, September 27, 1915: Western Front Loos: British pushed back in cold and rain between Fosse 8 and Hohenzollern Redoubt but Guards Division storms Pit 14 and chalk
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Diary for Sunday, September 26, 1915: Western Front Loos: 2 BEF reserve ‘New Army’ divisions (21st and 24th) attack too late and are shattered (8,246 casualties in 3 1/2 hours)
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Diary for Saturday, September 25, 1915: Western Front Champagne – FRENCH AUTUMN OFFENSIVE: with 16 divisions with flags flying and bands playing at 0915 hours in drenching rain (until September
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