On This Day - 20 October 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
Heavy enemy attack on Schwaben and Stuff Redoubts (Thiepval plateau) repulsed.
Eastern Front
Mackensen attacks on whole line in Dobruja, gains ground on east and takes Tuzla.
Naval and Overseas Operations
East Africa: General Smuts reports enemy limited to south-east portion of Colony of which all ports and main lines of approach held by Allied.
Russian battleship "Imperatritsa Maria" sunk by internal explosion.
Political, etc.
Greek Government agree to withdraw half Greek troops concentrated at Larissa and practically to place Greek Army on peace footing.
German Note to Norway on her submarine policy.
Revolution in Abyssinia.
