Diary July 13, 1915

07-1915, Diary WWI, War Diary, Year 1915 / 1 minute of reading

Assault in the funnel field, a French war painting.

Diary for Tuesday, July 13, 1915:

Western Front

Argonne: Germans (including gas shell) make transient gains at Vienne-le-Chateau and La Fille Morte, but French Third Army casualties since 20 June are 32,395 soldiers including 4,000 PoWs.
Flanders: BEF Third Army (HQ at St Omer) formed under General Monro with 6 divisions and Indian Cavalry Corps, relieves French Second Army of 15-mile sector from Somme to Hebuterne.

Eastern Front

Poland: Gallwitz’s Twelfth Army (150,000 soldiers in 12 divisions with more than 1,000 guns) attacks towards Narew on 25-mile front. By July 17 the army has gained 5 miles (ca. 8 km), Przasnysz (July 14) and inflicted c.70,000 casualties on Russians. The Bugarmee fights 5 local battles near Sokal until July 31.
Bukovina: Austrians across Dniester but beaten on July 16.

Sea War

Adriatic: Austrian destroyer Tatra shells Pelagosa island radio station but deterred by French submarine Fresnel, which is bombed by seaplane.

Air War

Western Front: 35 French aircraft drop 171 bombs on Vigneulles rail junction near Metz, fires started.

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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.