On This Day - 27 October 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)
Eastern Front
Romanian 1st Army in Jiu Valley (Wallachia) assume offensive, Romanians holding positions in Passes.
Russian centre (west bank of Shchara, Minsk) compelled to retire to east bank of river.
Southern Front
Serbs make progress in Cherna region.
Naval and Overseas Operations
Ten enemy destroyers raid cross-Channel transport. "Queen Mary" (empty) sunk, torpedo boat destroyer "Flirt" missing, "Nubian" disabled, two enemy destroyers sunk.
