Diary April 16, 1915

04-1915, Diary WWI, War Diary, Year 1915 / 1 minute of reading

Italian war propaganda: Italy as fortified Roman checks fearless the Germanic barbarians.

Diary for Friday, April 16, 1915:

Politics

Austria: Government finds Italy’s territory proposals mainly unacceptable.

Western Front

Artois: Unsuccessful German attacks at Notre-Dame de Lorette.

Middle East

Persia: Kalil Bey (Enver’s uncle) reaches Urmia in northwest with 36th Division and 6 guns, retakes Dilman on April 29.

Sea War

Aegean: Turk torpedo boat Demirhisar intercepts but fails to torpedo British transport Manitou south of Skyros (51 men lost in panic); cruiser HMS Minerva and 3 destroyers force Turk craft aground on Chios next day. Manitou reaches Mudros.

Air War

Neutral USA: AB-2 flying boat (Bellinger) catapulted from a barge in US trials.
Britain: First German Army aircraft over England: Albatros BII of FlAbt 41 drops 8 bombs (without effect) at Sittingbourne and Faversham, Kent; 14 defense sorties.
Germany: French bombers attack Rottweil gunpowder factory, Leopoldshoehe rail workshops, Mezieres-les-Metz power station. 3 Aviatiks forced to land.
Middle East: 2 Farmans and a BE2 of RFC Ismailia Flt bomb El Marra, Sinai.

Home Fronts

Canada: $100m voted for war. 101,000 men under arms (April 11).

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My name is Norman 'Kretaner' and since my childhood I am interested in history and strategy games. Later, I have learned programming and the development of computer games, and finally with the Internet, also web design. I'm in the fortunate position to combine all my interests with my work and to live on a place of my choice, on Crete. All information, figures, specifications and statistics used here had been compiled from a variety of sources and the large, over decades collected, library of the author about military history, WW2 and weapons.