On This Day - 2 December 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
Continued Russian offensive in Carpathians.
Romanian front: Heavy fighting at Cerna Voda (Dobruja); serious enemy pressure towards Bucharest.
Southern Front
Serbs carry strong Bulgar positions north of Gumishta; Turks assist Bulgars at Seres and Drama.
Armistice concluded at Athens; Allied troops withdrawn.
Naval and Overseas Operations
Embargo on all Greek vessels in Allied ports.
Greece declared in state of blockade.
Political, etc.
M. Trepov, new Russian Premier, speaks in Duma.
Greek Government agrees to surrender six (subsequently eight) field batteries.
