Diary December 18, 1916

12-1916, Diary WWI, War Diary, Year 1916 / 1 minute of reading

French colonial Zouaves troops — The French often used their colonial Zouaves troops as shock troops.

World War One Diary for Monday, December 18, 1916:

Western Front

Verdun:- First offensive Battle of Verdun ends; 4th (French 126th Division) Zouaves recapture Les Chambrettes Farm. Mangin thanks his XI Corps ‘We have the method and we have the leader [Nivelle] It gives us the certainty of success’.

Eastern Front

Rumania: Allied retreat towards river Sereth line, mud slowing German pursuit; Falkenhayn checked 30 miles west of Braila.
Dobruja: RNAS armoured car unit leaves Tulcea by barge for transfer to Braila (8 cars arrive there on December 21).

Neutrals

USA: Wilson’s peace conference circular note asks national objectives.

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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.

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