On This Day - 6 June 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
Battle of Ypres: Germans again attack, gaining some ground at Hooge.
Eastern Front
Russians take Lutsk (Volhynia); cross the Ikva and Styr in Lutsk area and make progress south of Dniester: 15,000 prisoners reported.
Southern Front
"Pacific blockade" of Greece by Entente Powers begins.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres
Russians checked at Diarbekr.
Naval and Overseas Operations
Rhodesian troops drive Germans towards Iringa, north-east of Lake Nyassa; Belgians advance north-west of Lake Tanganyika.
Political, etc.
Army Order issued re: Lord Kitchener.
Pacific blockade of Greece by the Allies as a result of Greeks allowing Bulgarians to cross frontier.
Dr. Taylor's report on Ruhleben Camp published.
Yuan-shi-kai, President of China, dies; succeeded by Li Huan Yung.
