Diary August 10, 1916

08-1916, Diary WWI, Year 1916 / 1 minute of reading

Veterinarians of a German cavalry regiment at work. The health of the animals was as important as the soldiers in the war.

Diary for Thursday, August 10, 1916:

Western Front

Battle of the Somme: King George visits the front (until August 15), tells Rawlinson of a ‘cabal’ (including Lord French, Churchill and F E Smith) which plans to oust Haig and curtail Somme offensive.

Southern Fronts

Serbia: General Winckler replaces General Gallwitz in command of German Eleventh Army, 2 German divisions (1 from Vosges, Western Front) reinforce Bulgars.
Isonzo: On Carso Austrian Doberdo-Monfalcone line collapses into full retreat for the Vallone, but Italian 23rd Division forces them out. Austrians establish new line northeast of Goriza with 3 divisions and 4 brigades of reinforcements (including 2 divisions from Eastern Front) that block Italian VI and VIII Corps.

Middle East

Persia: Turks occupy Hamadan, Daulabad and Bijar.

African Fronts

East Africa: Kraut checks British pursuit at Matamondo for day after evacuating Ruhungu position (August 8-9). Deventer’s 2nd Division begins 60-mile Central Railway advance to Kilosa (until August 22) against five rearguard stands.

Home Fronts

Turkey: Decree removes Armenian churches from Etchmiadzin to Jerusalem Catholicate.
Britain: Chancellor estimates £3.44 billion war debt by March 31, 1917. Distilling fixed at 70% of previous output.

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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.