Diary December 11, 1915

12-1915, Diary WWI, Year 1915 / 1 minute of reading

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Diary for Saturday, December 11, 1915:

Home Fronts

Britain: Recruiting rush last 2 days under age-group system.

Western Front

Artillery duels at different points. Belgian national ammunition factory in France at Le Havre blows up with heavy casualties.
Champagne: Rifle-firing grenade and bomb fights despite persistent rain.

Southern Fronts

Serbia: Anglo-French retreat into Greece begins in some confusion under pressure, 122 British soldiers killed or captured until next day.

African Fronts

Western Desert: British drive 300 Senussi west of Mersa Matruh, defeat 1,200 at Wadi Shaifa (December 13), 5,000 at Jebel Medwa (December 26).

Air War

Germany: Navy airship SL4 wrecked in gale when shed doors blown open.

About The Author

Kretaner

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.