On This Day - 6 November 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, north: French progress in north of St. Pierre Vaast Wood; in Saillisel Germans regain ground.
Eastern Front
Fierce fighting south-east of Roter Turm Pass.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres
Defeat and death of Ali Dinar, ex-Sultan of Darfur at Giuba, near frontier of Wadai.
Naval and Overseas Operations
P. & O. liner "Arabia" sunk in Mediterranean by submarine (two lost).
Political, etc.
Appointment of General Sir F. R. Wingate as High Commissioner of Egypt.
