15 Saturday Oct 2016
Posted in Balkans, Eastern Front, European theatre, Western Front
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1916, Battle of the Ancre Heights, Battle of the Somme, Carpathians, France, Germany, Great Britain, Jablonika, Kirlibaba, Romania, Russia, Sailly-Saillisel, Slovakia, Stuff Redoubt, Vatra Dornei
British progress at Stuff Redoubt. French take outskirts of Sailly-Saillisel. German offensive at Russo-Rumanian army junction at Dorna Watra; Russian successes at Jablonica and Kirlibaba.
28 Tuesday Jul 2015
Posted in Eastern Front, European theatre
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1915, Austria-Hungary, Deblin, Galicia, Germany, Iwangorod, Kamianka, Narew, Poland, Remus von Woyrsch, River Bug, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine, Vistula, Warsaw
Von Woyrsch‘s army force the Vistula between Warsaw and Iwangorod; heavy fighting on the Narew front; Austrians driven across the Bug near Kamienka.
26 Thursday Mar 2015
Posted in Aviation, Eastern Front, European theatre, Western Front
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1915, Austria-Hungary, Carpathians, communications, France, Frescaty, Germany, Lorraine, Metz, Poland, prisoners of war, railway, Russia, Slovakia
French airmen drop bombs on Metz Station and the airsheds at Frescaty. The Russians, having captured Lupkow Pass, in the Carpathians, follow up the victory by a further advance, and the capture of 1,700 Austrians.
