Bitlis | Romani | Verdun | 5 Aug 1916
Battle of Bitlis In the Caucasus we have rather a curate’s egg of a battle for the Ottomans. On paper, things are going quite well. Continue reading Bitlis | Romani | Verdun | 5 Aug 1916
Tag Archives: Fricourt
Delville Wood | High Wood | 15 Jul 1916
Battle of the Somme We start the day with a story from the 16th King’s Royal Rifle Corps. They’re urgently needed as reinforcements. 4th Army Continue reading Delville Wood | High Wood | 15 Jul 1916
German counter-attacks | 4 Jul 1916
Battle of the Somme A huge rainstorm has blown in. Even if the BEF had been in position to launch a major attack on the Continue reading German counter-attacks | 4 Jul 1916
Montauban | Bayburt | 2 Jul 1916
Battle of Erzincan Let’s have a little palate-cleansing aperitif before we dive back into the Somme, shall we? Quick reminder; the Ottomans have attacked the Continue reading Montauban | Bayburt | 2 Jul 1916
First day on the Somme | 1 July 1916
On the signal, company will advance! First day on the Somme In the British imagination, 1st July 1916 looms over the rest of the First Continue reading First day on the Somme | 1 July 1916
Intelligence on the Somme | 22 July 1916
Battle of the Somme Once again, let’s start today with Malcolm White. All up and down the sector, the battalions who will be attacking in Continue reading Intelligence on the Somme | 22 July 1916
Lord Kitchener | Brusilov Offensive | 5 Jun 1916
Brusilov Offensive The Entente’s summer offensive is finally underway. We’ve been building up to this for at least six months. There have been a couple Continue reading Lord Kitchener | Brusilov Offensive | 5 Jun 1916
LZ85 | Hill 304 | 5 May 1916
Salonika The big news for today is from somewhere else, but first, the Gardeners of Salonika have actually done something! Over the past few months, Continue reading LZ85 | Hill 304 | 5 May 1916
Wulverghem | Supplies to Russia | 30 Apr 1916
Gas at Wulverghem There’s been another German gas attack on the Western Front, this one at Wulverghem, just south of Ypres. (It’s close enough to Continue reading Wulverghem | Supplies to Russia | 30 Apr 1916
Bleriot | Clemenceau | 5 Feb 1916
Louis Bleriot Louis Bleriot is a French national hero. Most famous as the first man to fly an aeroplane across the English Channel, he’s divided Continue reading Bleriot | Clemenceau | 5 Feb 1916