Diary September 11, 1916

09-1916, Diary WWI, Year 1916 / 1 minute of reading

Russian poster: women in war industry — Even in czarist Russia this poster calls on women, to make their contribution in the war industry.

Diary for Monday, September 11, 1916:

Eastern Front

Russia: General Averyanov to STAVKA: ‘… we are close to complete exhaustion of the manpower reserve’.
Brusilov Offensive – Carpathians: Lechitski takes Mt Capel Kapul (5,000 ft) and links with Rumanian Fourth Army on September 12.
Rumania: Averescu given Third Army.

Western Front

Battle of the Somme: British guns detonate German munition dump near Grandcourt. Rawlinson issues orders for third great British assault.

Southern Fronts

Salonika: Turk 50th Division (11,979 men with 16 guns and 12 MGs) begins taking over Drama seaward sector of Bulgar line.

Middle East

Mesopotamia: Brooking’s 1,900 British soldiers (196 casualties) with 14 guns beat c.5,000 Arabs (est 1,200 casualties) at As Sahilan northeast of Nasiriya (Euphrates).
Southern Persia: Sykes reaches Isfahan.

Sea War

Black Sea: Two Bulgar torpedo boats hit Russian mines of Varna (1 sunk).

Neutrals

Greece: PM Zaimis resigns; Kalogeroulos succeeds on September 16.

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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.