Diary August 13, 1915

08-1915, Diary WWI, War Diary, Year 1915 / 1 minute of reading

Krupp-Germania submarine — The Austrian submarine U3 was one of two Krupp-Germania types build 1908. These boats were badly over-engined and suffers from excessive vibration.

Diary for Friday, August 13, 1915:

Sea War

Aegean – First British transport lost: Coastal U-boat UB14 (Heimburg) (towed from Cattaro on July 16) sinks 11,117t Royal Edward near Cos Island, 865 of 1,366 troops lost.
Adriatic: French destroyer Bisson sinks Austrian sub U3 northeast of Brindisi.

Eastern Front

Bugarmee repulsed from Vlodava on Upper Bug after 3 days fighting but breaks through on August 19. Russian First Army has retreated 73 miles (ca. 117 km) since August 5.

Southern Fronts

Italian Front: Italians progress on the Carso and in Sexten Valley (Carnic Alps).

Middle East

Gallipoli: 22,000 Allied sick and wounded evacuated to Egypt and Malta since August 6.

African Fronts

East Africa: Germans capture Indian observation Post at Kasigao.

Home Fronts

Britain: 3 German naval officer PoWs escape from Dyffryn Aled Camp, North Wales. They just fail to reach U-boat U38 off Llandudno on August 14 and are recaptured.

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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.