On This Day - 14 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. South-east Thiepval, on a front of 1,000 yards, British storm trenches, including the "Wunderwerk".
French carry Le Priez farm; fruitless counter-attacks of a German division from Verdun front.
Southern Front
British gain ground towards Machukova (south of Gevgeli, Macedonia).
West of Vardar River (Serbia), Serbian troops storm Bulgar entrenchments.
Kavalla (Greek Macedonia) occupied by Bulgarians.
Political, etc.
Popular indignation in Greece at Kavalla news.
