On This Day - 16 August 1916
Theatre definitions:
Western Front comprises the Franco-German-Belgian front and any
military action in Great Britain, Switzerland, Scandinavia and Holland.
Eastern Front comprises the German-Russian, Austro-Russian and
Austro-Romanian fronts. Southern Front comprises the
Austro-Italian and Balkan (including Bulgaro-Romanian) fronts, and
Dardanelles. Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres comprises
Egypt, Tripoli, the Sudan, Asia Minor (including Transcaucasia), Arabia,
Mesopotamia, Syria, Persia, Afghanistan, Turkestan, China, India, etc.
Naval and Overseas Operations comprises operations on the seas
(except where carried out in combination with troops on land) and in
Colonial and Overseas theatres, America, etc. Political, etc.
comprises political and internal events in all countries, including Notes,
speeches, diplomatic, financial, economic and domestic matters.
Source: Chronology of the War (1914-18, London; copyright expired)
Western Front
British advance west and south-west of Guillemont.
French take trenches on front of 11 miles, Clery-Maurepas-Guillemont.
French take a system of German trenches near Belloy-en-Santerre (southern Somme) on front of 1,300 yards, 1,300 prisoners.
Eastern Front
Heavy Russian attacks west of Sereth (Galicia).
Total of Russian captures published.
Southern Front
Artillery active on Isonzo.
Political, etc.
Terms of new British War Loan to be raised in U.S.A. announced.
Special Register Bill postponed.
