Diary April 7, 1916

04-1916, Diary WWI, Year 1916 / 1 minute of reading

statue Hindenburg in Berlin — Still during the war, this imposing statue is erected in honor of Hindenburg in Berlin.

Diary for Friday, April 7, 1916:

Eastern Front

Reception at German GHQ (Kovno) to mark Hindenburg’s 50 years military service.
Tsar inspects Ninth Army at Kamenets-Podolsk, meeting Brusilov there (until April 10).

Western Front

Britain: CIGS (Chief of Imperial General Staff) cables HMG’s (His Majesty’s Government) approval of Anglo-French summer offensive.

African Fronts

Western Desert: British armoured cars raid Moraisa (18 miles northwest of Sollum); 2 German radios, 287,000 cartridges and some rifles captured.

Air War

Italian Front: Future top Italian ace Baracca scores first victory, an Austrian Aviatik forced down near Gorizia (Isonzo).

Politics

Germany: Bethmann replies to Asquith: German food prospects good; Allies refused to consider peace in September 1915; Central Powers will settle Polish question.
Rumanian-German grain treaty.

Home Fronts

Britain: Sheffield Exhibition of enemies former imports (until April 13).

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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.