Haig writes to the Master of Ordnance, stating that he is against releasing artillery to the Russians as he can use use them to more effect. — WorldWar1 Day by Day (@WW1TheGreatWar) July 18, 2016 from Twitter https://twitter.com/WW1TheGreatWar July 18, 2016 at 08:31PM To follow day by day events from 100 years ago, you can […]
General Haking insists on Australian attack at Fromelles going ahead despite negative intelligence assessments and concerns from commanders. — WorldWar1 Day by Day (@WW1TheGreatWar) July 18, 2016 from Twitter https://twitter.com/WW1TheGreatWar July 18, 2016 at 06:10PM To follow day by day events from 100 years ago, you can follow the live streams on Twitter or Facebook. […]
Germans observe preparation for attack North of the Somme at Fromelles. To be the ANZAC division's first major action on the Western Front. — WorldWar1 Day by Day (@WW1TheGreatWar) July 18, 2016 from Twitter https://twitter.com/WW1TheGreatWar July 18, 2016 at 04:55PM To follow day by day events from 100 years ago, you can follow the live […]
Lieutenant Henry Webber, hit by shell fire, aged 68, becomes the oldest British officer to die on the western front. #ww1 #ww1centenary — WorldWar1 Day by Day (@WW1TheGreatWar) July 18, 2016 from Twitter https://twitter.com/WW1TheGreatWar July 18, 2016 at 04:20PM To follow day by day events from 100 years ago, you can follow the live streams […]
Future Prime Minister Harold Macmillan injured when a grenade explodes in front of him.#somme #ww1talk #history — WorldWar1 Day by Day (@WW1TheGreatWar) July 18, 2016 from Twitter https://twitter.com/WW1TheGreatWar July 18, 2016 at 03:20PM To follow day by day events from 100 years ago, you can follow the live streams on Twitter or Facebook. https://twitter.com/WW1TheGreatWar http://ift.tt/1mDRWDO
British begin bombardment of the Pozières Ridge as a prelude to an attack. Instead of destroying German defences, it alerts them.#somme — WorldWar1 Day by Day (@WW1TheGreatWar) July 16, 2016 from Twitter https://twitter.com/WW1TheGreatWar July 16, 2016 at 09:10AM To follow day by day events from 100 years ago, you can follow the live streams on […]
Haig records in his diary that the whole of Delville Wood is in British hands and most of High Wood, bar one machine gun position.#somme — WorldWar1 Day by Day (@WW1TheGreatWar) July 15, 2016 from Twitter https://twitter.com/WW1TheGreatWar July 15, 2016 at 10:25PM To follow day by day events from 100 years ago, you can follow […]
British reach High Wood, occupying part of the wood temporarily.#ww100 w#w1chat #somme — WorldWar1 Day by Day (@WW1TheGreatWar) July 15, 2016 from Twitter https://twitter.com/WW1TheGreatWar July 15, 2016 at 11:10AM To follow day by day events from 100 years ago, you can follow the live streams on Twitter or Facebook. https://twitter.com/WW1TheGreatWar http://ift.tt/1mDRWDO
South African Brigade begins attempts to take Delville Wood.#somme #ww100 #ww1chat — WorldWar1 Day by Day (@WW1TheGreatWar) July 15, 2016 from Twitter https://twitter.com/WW1TheGreatWar July 15, 2016 at 07:05AM To follow day by day events from 100 years ago, you can follow the live streams on Twitter or Facebook. https://twitter.com/WW1TheGreatWar http://ift.tt/1mDRWDO
Trones Wood captured from the Germans for the second time.#somme #ww1 — WorldWar1 Day by Day (@WW1TheGreatWar) July 14, 2016 from Twitter https://twitter.com/WW1TheGreatWar July 14, 2016 at 04:02PM To follow day by day events from 100 years ago, you can follow the live streams on Twitter or Facebook. https://twitter.com/WW1TheGreatWar http://ift.tt/1mDRWDO