THE GREAT WAR – OCTOBER 1916

Verdun

19^th Oct                            French began 4 day barrage against Fort Douamont

24^th Oct                              French take Fort Douamont

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The Somme

1^st Oct                                 Battle of Ancre Heights began

7^th Oct                                British secure Le Sars

28^th Oct                              German air ace Oswald Boelcke killed in action

October                           Heavy rain and the onset of winter

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The Eastern Front

October                            Political unrest in Russia

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The Balkans

10^th Oct                               Allies seize Greek naval warships

7^th to 9^th Oct                   Romania attacked Austria/Germany forces and were forced to retreat

14^th Oct                              Romanian 1^st Army had assistance by civilian population in the Jiu Valley

25^th Oct                               Romanian was forced back to original position prior to the engagement

29^th Oct                               Germans regroup in readiness for further advancement

14^th Oct                               Ecaterina Teodoroiu joins the Romanian civilian and reserve troops

30^th Oct                               Nurse Ecaterina Teodoroiu goes to the Romanian front-line

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The Caucasus and Middle East Campaign

29^th Oct                               Sheriff of Mecca proclaimed King of Arabs

 

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Other Fronts

1^st Oct                                Zeppelin heaviest bomb raid on London

6^th Oct                                 Germany allows unrestricted submarine attacks

8^th Oct                                 German air force established

10^th to 12^th Oct               Eighth Battle of Isonzo

31^st Oct                             Ninth Battle of Isonzo

Oct                                     Germans deport Belgian workers to Germany

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