Diary August 16, 1915

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

Kitchener at field inspection — The highly respected Lord Kitchener at a field inspection in France.

Diary for Monday, August 16, 1915:

Home Fronts

Britain: All-Party manifesto on National Service. Lloyd George tells War Policy Cabinet Committee ‘The longer you delay, the nearer … disaster’. But Kitchener defends voluntary service on August 24.

Western Front

Kitchener visits France to see Joffre, convinced Allied autumn offensive necessary due to Russian collapse.
Artois: Falkenhayn warns German Sixth Army that Allied offensive imminent.

Eastern Front

Russians retreat to Brest-Osovyets-Kovno line.

Southern Fronts

Balkans: Montenegrin border success against Austrians.

African Fronts

British accepts 1,000 South African soldiers for defense of Rhodesia.
Western Desert: Pro-Senussi bedouin attack 2 Royal Navy submarine crews at Ras Lick anchorage.

Sea War

Irish Sea: U-boat shells Cumberland coast at Whitehaven (no casualties).

Neutrals

Greece: Government resigns after Chamber defeat, Venizelos again Prime Minister.

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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.