On This Day - 26 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 take a short length of German trench north of Bazentin-le-Petit (Somme).
Eastern Front
Russians make slight advance towards Halicz (Galicia).
Southern Front
Activity on left flank of Salonika front.
Serbs beat off Bulgar counter-attacks north-west of Kukuruz and progress in Ostrovo region.
General Moschopoulos appointed Chief of Greek General Staff in place of General Dusmanis.
Naval and Overseas Operations
British enter Morogoro (East Africa).
