World War One Diary for Saturday, October 14, 1916: Southern Fronts Macedonia: Allied frontal assault fails to take a single Bulgar trench despite gas shell use; French 1,490 casualties, Russians […]
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World War One Diary for Friday, October 13, 1916: Eastern Front Transylvania: Rumanian Second Army checks pursuers in Predeal (town falls) and Badza Passes, but Falkenhayn advances through Torzburg Pass
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World War One Diary for Thursday, October 12, 1916: Air War Western Front: Canadian RNAS aviator Collishaw scores first of 60 victories. Germany: No 3 Wing RNAS, first British strategic
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World War One Diary for Wednesday, October 11, 1916: African Fronts East Africa: 1/2nd KAR defeat c.76 Germans in Kilwa, push to Fort Kibata (seized October 14). Eastern Front Transylvania
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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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World War One Diary for Monday, October 9, 1916: Southern Fronts Eighth Battle of the Isonzo (Âuntil October 12): Italian Second and Third Armies’ 225 battalions; 26 dismounted squadrons; 1,305
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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 NorweÂgian) worth 20,388t captured
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Great War Diary for Saturday, October 7, 1916: Western Front Battle of the Somme: Franco-British attack at 1345 hours on AlbertÂBapaume road. British advance 1,000 yards and 23rd Division recaptures
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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)
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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
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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
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Great War Diary for Tuesday, October 3, 1916: Eastern Front Transylvania – Battle of Kronstadt and the Geisterwald (Âuntil October 9): Falkenhayn attacks Rumanian Second Army, forces it from Fogaras
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Great War Diary for Monday, October 2, 1916: Western Front Battle of the Somme: German counterÂ-attack at Eaucourt. British lose Le Sars, weather breaks: ‘rain fell in torrents, and the
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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
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Great War Diary for Saturday, September 30, 1916: Air War Western Front: German September losses 27 aircraft to 123 AngloÂ-French, RFC attacks 3 airfields. Trenchard writes to War Office via
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Great War Diary for Monday, September 25, 1916: Western Front Battle of the Somme – Battle of Morval (Âuntil September 28): Allied attack at 1235 hours. British with 2 tanks
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