02-1916

Diary for Wednesday, February 9, 1916: Air War Britain: 2 German seaplanes from Zeebrugge drop 13 bombs on Broadstairs and Ramsgate (3 wounded); 18 defending aircraft ascend. Eastern Front Pripet […]

Diary for Tuesday, February 8, 1916: Sea War Eastern Mediterranean: French cruiser Admiral Chamer (374 drowned, only 1 survivor) sunk in 4 minutes by U21 (Hersing) off Beirut, but otherwise

Diary for Monday, February 7, 1916: Air War Western Front: No 24 Squadron (Major Hawker, VC) first RFC single-seater fighter squadron reaches France (No 29 on March 25; No 32

Diary for Sunday, February 6, 1916: Air War Western Front: Immelmann flies 3­-gun Fokker E IV in combat. Western Front Somme: French attacks on Vache Wood and Signal (Frise), recaptured

Diary for Saturday, February 5, 1916: Western Front BEF Fourth Army (Rawlinson) formed. Middle East Mesopotamia: Turks begin redoubts east of Kut. Armenia: Black Sea squadron aids General Lyakov to

Diary for Friday, February 4, 1916: Sea War Black Sea: Goeben carries Turk troops to Trebizond (until January 7). Middle East Mesopotamia: New Kut relief plan approved. African Fronts South

Diary for Thursday, February 3, 1916: Air War Western Front: Future French ‘ace’ Guynemer destroys 2 LVGs (his 4th and 5th victories) above Roye, is commissioned to 2nd Lieutenant in

Diary for Wednesday, February 2, 1916: Secret War Britain: Kitchener calls ‘Mother’ tank ‘a pretty mechanical toy’ on seeing trials with Lloyd George, but reports to War committee following day

Diary for Tuesday, February 1, 1916: Western Front Verdun: Major-General Beeg, commander of the artillery of the German Fifth Army, informs Falkenhayn that all 1,220 additional guns (including 13 Big