Western Front
Battle of the Somme: British gain German second line system on a front of 2,000 yards north of Pozieres, several hundred prisoners.
Battle of Verdun: Germans retake Fleury but lose it again to French. Furious German counter-attacks at Thiaumont work repulsed.

Eastern Front
Brusilov Offensive: Galicia: Sakharov renews offensive south of Brody, takes 8,581 PoWs and 7 villages (until August 6); only 4 miles northeast of Lemberg-Tarnopol railway away on August 10. Fierce fighting in progress on the Graberko and Sereth. Russians take 1,300 prisoners. Germans by an enveloping movement regain Rudka-Mirynska.
Romanian and Bulgarian troops exchange fire on the Danube River near the town of Giurgiu.

Southern Front
SIXTH BATTLE OF THE ISONZO (until August 17) begins after elaborate preparation including air photographs with feint in Monfalcone coastal sector by 14th and 16th Divisions (29 battalions and 199 guns) (until August 10). Duke of Aosta’s Third Army has 16 divisions and 1,251 guns (533 heavy or medium) plus 774 mortars (138 heavy 10-inch mortars) for cutting wire entanglements against Austrian Fifth Army (Borcovic) with 9 divisions and 540 guns (147 heavy).

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Battle of Rumani (Sinai); Around 8000 Ottoman troops with 30 guns and 38 MGs launch a night attack against British and ANZAC forces (see July 19th). Two Australian Light Horse Brigades are driven back; Turks reach Wellington Ridge, but NZ and 5th Mounted Brigades retake it forcing Turk retreat (August 5). Turk casualties 5,000 men and 4 guns. British loss 1,140 and 9 MGs (until August 9) out of 25,000.
Up to 17 Royal Flying Corps aircraft (1 lost to anti-aircraft fire) active backing Battle of Romani (until August 9), shoot down 1 German aircraft and direct monitor fire.

Naval and Overseas Operations
Aegean: British escorts sink German coastal submarine UB-44.

Political, etc.
Germany: German newspapers comment on the execution of Roger Casement, stating he was an “idealist” and “martyr.”
Russia: Grand Duke Nicholas inspects Royal Navy Armored Car Unit at Sarikamish (Armenia); in action by August 27.

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