On This Day - 3 September 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
Somme front, Ginchy and all Guillemont, with many prisoners, captured by British.
Le Forest village, east of Maurepas, Clery-sur-Somme and German trenches taken by French.
Thirteen airships raided English eastern counties, one brought down at Cuffley, Essex.
British defeat Prussian Guard attack at Thiepval.
Eastern Front
Near Orsova on Danube, Austrians withdraw to west bank of Cherna.
The Dobruja entered by German and Bulgarian troops.
Russians close to Zlota Lipa capture position near Brzezany, taking many prisoners, Russian success near Dorna Vatra (Carp.).
Southern Front
Constanza (Romania) bombed.
Naval and Overseas Operations
Ghistelles (five miles south-east Ostend) British naval air squadron effectively attacks.
Dar-es-Salaam, capital of German East Africa, surrenders to British Naval Forces.
