Diary July 7, 1916

07-1916, Diary WWI, Year 1916 / 1 minute of reading

David Loyd George was made the British secretary of war after the death of Lord Kitchener.

Diary for Friday, July 7, 1916:

Home Fronts

Britain: Lloyd George succeeds Kitchener as War Minister. Lord Derby Under-Secretary for War. Southampton receives record of 6,174 wounded from France.

Western Front

Somme: British 38th Division (nearly 4,000 casualties until July 12) repulsed at Mametz Wood; they capture Leipzig Redoubt (and night July 8-9), Contalmaison (lost in evening). 2 division commanders replaced for failure on July 9.

Eastern Front

Germany: Hindenburg cables Falkenhayn urging one Eastern Front command.
Brusilov offensive, Galicia: Austrian generals sabre back fleeing German troops in front of Russian general Lechitskl.

African Fronts

Eat Africa: Royal Navy and 500 Indian infantrymen (landed on July 5) occupy Tanga, Usambara railway terminus.

Sea War

North Sea: Minelayer sub UC7 depth-charged off Lowestoft by HM motor boat Salmon. Royal Navy strengthens cruiser patrol north of Shetlands. Minelayer U77 sunk by Royal Navy escorts.

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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.