
Eastern Front
Spring thaw begins unexpectedly early, but Russian offensive not postponed.
Diary for Monday, June 5, 1916: Sea War Atlantic: Russia-bound cruiser HMS Hampshire sunk by mine from U75 (Beitzen) northwest of Scapa Flow. Careless minesweeping,…
Diary for Tuesday, June 6, 1916: Eastern Front Brusilov offensive – Galicia: Shcherbachev’s Seventh Army attacks, widens frontage and taking Buczacz on June 8; by…
Diary for Wednesday, June 7, 1916: Western Front Verdun – FALL OF FORT VAUX for 2,678 German casualties to 50th Division after heroic 5-day defence…


