Diary December 8, 1915

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

After months of unsuccessful attacks and increasing casualties, the British begin the evacuation of Gallipoli.

Diary for Wednesday, December 8, 1915:

Middle East

Gallipoli – EVACUATION BEGINS: 83,048 troops; 186 guns; 1,718 vehicles; 4,695 horses and mules (until December 20). Half of them removed on last two nights.

Southern Fronts

Salonika: Bulgars attack Anglo-French retreat northwest of lake Doiran and in Vardar valley but fog screens it next day.
Albania: Serb GHO reassumes command at Scutari with General Bogovic as C-in-C, no meat and only 140z bread ration per day for the soldiers.

Air War

Western Front: 16 Royal Flying Corps 3rd Wing aircraft bomb Hervilly airfield despite est 60mph west wind (14 planes repeat it on December 14).

Politics

France: Russian Munitions Delegation arrives Paris, asks Joffre for more rifle ammo. King George V receives (December 18).

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.