More terrific detail on the day-to-day conduct of WWI. Thanks, GG! Very informative.

Western Front
Haig submits a request to War Office for 1,000 tanks.
Battle of the Somme: Bad weather hinders both British and French operations. French repulse counter-attacks east of Clery (night 19/20).

Eastern Front
Brusilov Offensive, Galicia: Shcherbachev’s Seventh Army claims to have taken 25,000 PoWs (including 8,000 Germans) and 22 guns since August 31.
Desperate fighting on Narajowka river, Halicz region. Germans claim success here and on Stokhod (Pripet); ‘many’ prisoners.
Transylvania: Falkenhayn’s Ninth Army attacks Rumanian First Army in Merisor defile, drives it south of Petrosani (September 20), but Rumanian 11th Division counter-attack re-enters town (September 25).
Dobruja: Romanians holding the Rasova-Tuzla position, defending the railway Bucharest-Constanza, heavily engaged.

Southern Front
Macedonia: The Serbo-Russian-French Army advances, making great turning movement in their march on Monastir. Serb Drina Division takes Mt Kajmakcalan‘s 7,769 ft eastern peak but evicted by Bulgars.

Naval and Overseas Operations
French cruiser Jurien de la Graviere coming into Toulon’s dock for inspection and repair: http://imgur.com/RlUVlDC* © IWM (Q 68331)
Mediterranean: Allies commence blockade of Greek Macedonian coast from mouth of the Struma to mouth of the Mesta (see December 15th, 1915).
East Africa: Belgians occupy Tabora (largest inland town) after 400-mile march, take 2,000 captives and release c.195 interned civilians. 2,700 Portugese invade across river Rovuma, occupy Menasi Bay on September 29. 1st division KAR ford river Mgeta (bridged on September 25) but floods and strong defence restrict bridgehead till December.

Political, etc.
France: Aristide Briand speaks against the dissident socialist faction of the Chamber.
United States: William J. Calhoun, former U.S. diplomat to China, passes away due to a stroke: http://imgur.com/vlm4vnX
Greece: New Greek PM offers to join Allies and enter war on fixed date as soon as Greek forces helped to prepare.
The Netherlands: Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, during the opening of Parliament, expresses thankfulness for the neutrality of her country in the war.

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Western Front
Battle of the Somme: Rawlinson delays next Fourth Army attack to September 23, he and Haig agree that British cavalry should be withdrawn. Fierce German counter-attack almost retakes Bouchavesnes but driven out after desperate fighting. Canadian Corps pull out of line after 6,000 casualties but fighting again on September 26. German counter-offensive against French fails. [Again, probably no more than a ‘raid’, not a determined counter-attack]. From Combles to the river, an attack with six divisions suffered heavy losses.
South of the Ancre, Germans during night attacked New Zealand troops without success.
Captured German pillbox nicknamed the “Gibraltar” at the Somme near Pozieres: http://imgur.com/RcuXidM* © IWM (Q 1089)

Eastern Front
Brusilov Offensive, Pripet: One source reports: Germans repulsed near Kovel–Rovno railway and along river Stokhod. Another source reports: German and Austro-Hungarian counteroffensive against the Russians at Stokhid leads to the capture of four trenches and 2,500 prisoners.
Dobruja: Mackensen halts in Dobruja: Germans, Bulgars and Turks in retreat, after severe repulse.

Southern Front
Italians advance east of Gorizia, near Santa Caterina, and on the Carso, east of the Vallone.
Macedonia: Serbian troops repel Bulgarian counterattacks in Florina and advance, capturing three more towns.

Naval and Overseas Operations
Batlic: Much abler Vice Admiral A J Nepenin replaces Vasilii Kanin as Russian Baltic Fleet C-in-C, but Supreme War Council forbids intensified submarine offensive.
East Africa: Portuguese troops cross the Rovuma river, separating German from Portuguese East Africa; the Germans, after feeble resistance, abandon their trenches.
British occupy Kisiwere Port.

Political, etc.
France: French Premier Briand: “If peace were made now it would be a peace of war and a menace to future generations.”
Romania: Government requests French Military Mission, as the nation is now facing 38 Central Powers divisions.
Greece: Albanian Government of Essad Pasha set up in Salonika.
Greek Government demands from Germany the return of the 4th Army Corps surrendered at Kavalla and sent to Germany.

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Western Front
Battle of the Somme: NZ troops take ‘Cough Drop Alley’ and a section of Flers line. British 1st Division captures ‘Starfish Trench’.
French gunner loading a Cellerie mortar at the instruction camp at Bitry: http://imgur.com/KAxLSop* © IWM (Q 93191)
Spahi cavalrymen of the French Army watering their horses at Cayeux: http://imgur.com/QnMbc9x* © IWM (Q 78958)
Battle of Verdun: French take trenches south-east of Thiaumont Work and over 100 prisoners.

Eastern Front
Brusilov Offensive: Brusilov offensive comes to an end with around 500,000 Russian casualties and claimed 1,325,000 Central Powers casualties: http://imgur.com/cTuKYtI
Transylvania: Romanian left held up near Vulkan Pass (south of Petrozseny). Fighting in Kealeman and Gorgeny mountains, Romanians taking prisoners.

Southern Front
Macedonia: Allies pressing along the roads north of Florina.
Serbians within sight of Monastir.

Naval and Overseas Operations
North Sea: German warships capture SS Colchester (Dutch convoy straggler) and take her into Zeebrugge.
Mediterranean: German submarine destroyed at Hagios-Kosmos (east of Phaleron, Greece). [Note: I can find no information about this claimed loss. http://uboat.net/wwi/fates/losses.html doesn’t list it.]

Political, etc.
France: General Pierre Georges Duport gazetted Chief of the Staff, staff attached to Ministry of War.
Australia: Australian Parliament passes a conscription bill on its third reading by a vote of 47 to 11.
Norway: Premier Knudsen of Norway reveals Norway signed a treaty with Sweden in 1914 to never war on each other.

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Western Front
Battle of the Somme: Battle of Flers-Courcelette ends. British advance east of Courcelette on fine sunny day. Robertson and Rawlinson take tea; CIGS intimates that Lloyd George concerned about casualties toll and Haig’s direction of battle.
Scottish troops in kilts carrying sandbags to the front during the Battle of Flers-Courcelette: http://imgur.com/1lt07CN* © IWM (Q 4358)
The ruined Town Hall at Maricourt at the Somme: http://imgur.com/Morouc1* © IWM (Q 78280)
Strong British aeroplane raid on important railway stations, much damage done.
Aeroplane raid on Kent, no damage.

Eastern Front
Galicia: Russians reported about 50 miles from Lemberg.

Southern Front
On the left bank of the Struma British troops attacked; on British left Bulgarian counter-attacks repulsed.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Arabia: Ghalib Pasha’s 2,000-Turkish Taif garrison surrenders to Abdulla.

Political, etc.
Austria-Hungary: Germany uses its influence to eject three Austrian Archdukes from military posts and assign them to harmless civilian positions.
Canada: Due to the fighting at the Somme, Canadian casualties reach around 40,000 men.
United States: Mayor of New York City threatens to use militia troops on strikers if the rioting of the past few days continues.

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Western Front
Twelve Zeppelins of the German Navy were dispatched to attack London and the Midlands. Nine of the 12 Zeppelins reach East England (night September 23-24), drop 371 bombs causing 170 civilian casualties (151 in London). Of these, two 'super Zeppelins', the L32 and the L33, were shot down by the defences. L33 was seriously damaged by anti-aircraft fire over London and subsequently received further damage from a Royal Aircraft Factory BE2c of No.39 Squadron. The airship eventually grounded near Little Wigborough in Essex. L32 was shot down by a Royal Aircraft Factory BE2c, flown by Second Lieutenant Frederick Sowrey of No.39 Squadron, near Billericay in Essex. For many subsequent nights Londoners take refuge in underground railway from 1730 hours.
Kiffin Rockwell, an American aviator volunteer in France and the 1st American to shoot down an enemy craft, is killed in action. Rockwell was one of the founding members of the Lafayette Escadrille. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lafayette_Escadrille
Battle of the Somme: After another victory Guynemer’s Spad VII hit by French 75mm anti-aircraft fire, but only suffers bruised knee on landing. Richthofen scores second victory, a Martinsyde of 27 Squadron (3 lost to Jasta 2 for 1 Albatros collision). Heavy aerial combat occurs over the Somme, with 54 kills in total claimed by both sides.
Germans begin work on the Siegfried (aka “HINDENBURG") Line. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindenburg_Line
Rawlinson postpones today’s operations to September 25. British 23rd Division advances east of Martinpuich.
French 305 mm railway gun near Bronfay Farm, Bray-sur-Somme: http://imgur.com/E8PdwHy* © IWM (Q 78978)

Southern Front
Italian XVIII Corps captures Mt Cardinal in Cadore area but Austro-Hungarian mine explosion regains Mt Cimone d’Arsiero (Astico valley, Trentino) lost on July 23.
A battalion of Greek soldiers in Thessalonica defy orders and head to the front, as the country becomes further divided over neutrality.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Mesopotamia: RFC bomb Shumran bend German airfield near Kut, destroy 1 aircraft on ground (another hit on November 2).

Political, etc.
Germany: Germany blacklists 6 Dutch firms for trading with the Allied powers.

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I'm just amazed that every day seems filled with "action" reports. You'd almost think there'd be a few "idle" days, wouldn't you?

Thanks, GG, for sharing this with us.

Well, there was action *somewhere* nearly every day. The "World" War moniker is quite real.

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To whit, today is a somewhat "quiet" day, but we still have:
Western Front
60 RFC fighters (3 lost) destroy at least 4 German aircraft, in group attacks on Cambrai area airfields.
Dunkirk has 17 casualties to German bombs (1 raider shot down).
2 French aircraft drop 12 bombs on Krupp works, Essen.
British authorities examine the wreckage of the Zeppelin L-33, destroyed in the overnight raid. German crew are all captured: http://imgur.com/tZBTj8l
Battle of the Somme: British repulse counter-attack west of Lesboeufs.

Eastern Front
A Zeppelin attacks Bucharest, and drops three bombs.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Arabia: Sherif of Mecca reports he has forced Taif (60 miles south-east of Mecca) to surrender; garrison Turkish, many prisoners, guns and stores.

Political, etc.
Germany: German Socialist Party members vote 251 to 5 in support of the war to maintain German territorial integrity, but oppose any conquests.
Canada: £20 million war loan; £16m over-subscribed.
United States: The cover of “Verboten!” a “pro-German number” from Puck, a U.S. humor magazine: http://imgur.com/QV9udGT

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Western Front
Six of 9 Zeppelins drop 127 bombs on Lines, Yorks, and Lanes (74 casualties night September 24-25). L-31 (Mathy) scouts Portsmouth.
Battle of the Somme: At the Somme, French and British troops resume their attacks, but are hampered by rain and mud. Battle of Morval phase begins (until September 28): Allied attack at 1235 hours. British with 2 tanks capture Lesboeufs and Morval and almost surround Combles. Slight French Sixth Army advance at Rancourt (captured), Les Priez Farm and Fregicourt (until September 26). RFC 4th Brigade helps silence 34 German batteries. 1st Brigade (17 aircraft) hits 2 troop trains, Libercourt station (Douai-Lille main line) and 2nd Brigade Lille station (night September 25-26).
French progress at Rancourt, Le Priez Farm and Fregicourt.

Eastern Front
Bulgarian right wing in Dobruja having retreated, they begin fortifying new positions.

Southern Front
East of Florina (north of Greece) considerable Bulgarian forces attack the French beyond Armenohov.
West of Florina, French and Russian troops engaged, north of Armensko, taking prisoners and machine guns.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Sir A.J. Murray's despatch of 1 June 1916 (10 January to 31 May) published.

Political, etc.
Germany: Germany announces it will lower German officer’s salaries, starting on October 1st, to $250 a month, a decrease of $12.
United Kingdom: British Army Council requisitions leather.
W B Yeats writes ‘Easter 1916’ poem about the uprising. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/re...ms/detail/43289
Japan: Mass meeting of the Doshi-kai (constitutional Unionist party) resolves to amalgamate the three parties supporting the Government.
Greece: Eleftherios Venizelos and Admiral Koundouriotis withdraw from Athens, sail for Crete (rebelled September 24), escorted by French torpedo boat; form provisional government (September 29).

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Western Front
Battle of the Somme: Battle of Thiepval Ridge begins (until 28th). British with 13 Tank Mk I capture Thiepval (18th Division German soldier writes ‘… it was absolutely crushing’), 56th Division with 2 tanks and 2 French regiments captures Combles, and Gird Trench; first air-tank co-operation with 21st Division at Guedecourt (400 PoWs) captures 500 yds of trench for 5 casualties. This is the first major attack by the British Reserve Army, later renamed the Fifth Army.
Foch redirects main French attack due north on Sailly – Sallisel (V Corps covers their flank) but launched at 1600 hours achieves little (vainly repeated on September 27). Commander Fayolle tries to resign due to this failure. British cavalry pursues Germans. “Quantity” of stores and “many” (see above: “many” is 400) prisoners taken.
Soldier of the British Royal Fusiliers wearing a captured German helmet near Thiepval: http://imgur.com/PpyOHlk* © IWM (Q 1331)
View of Morval village at the Somme after its capture by the Allied forces: http://imgur.com/WjNt07b*© IWM (Q 4299)

Eastern Front
Vulkan Pass regained by Romanians.
Battle of Hermannstadt (until September 29): Falkenhayn’s Ninth Army attacks in fine weather towards Rotenturm Pass (11,555 ft) which German Alpenkorps crosses, Hermannstadt retaken (September 29); 3,000 Rumanian PoWs in First Army defeat.

Southern Front
Athens: Greek ships have joined the Allied fleet under Admiral du Fournet, the French Commander-in-Chief.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Armenia: First snow falls. Turks evacuate Mus, their Second Army losses 30,000 (since August 2) reducing it to 60,000 soldiers. Russian losses 50,000 since June including in Persia. Early winter quarters for both sides.

Naval and Overseas Operations
East Africa: General Sir C. Crewe occupies Igalulu, east of Tabora.

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Western Front
Battle of the Somme: British attack Stuff Redoubt and advance north of Flers, to the east of Eaucourt l'Abbaye. Thiepval (ruins) captured by British after hand-to-hand fighting. [which is odd, because they claim to have captured it yessterday, with no intervening counter-attack].
A Mark 1 tank that broke down while crossing a British trench during the attack on Thiepval: http://imgur.com/tcofkNm* © IWM (Q 2486)
Battle of Verdun: French repulse attack at Thiaumont-Fleury, “with great loss [to the Germans].”

Eastern Front
Battle of Hermannstadt (until September 29): In the Jiu Valley (Vulkan Pass) Romanian troops attack and repulse enemy who is retreating towards the north and north-west.
Romanian Army occupies one-third of Transylvania as the result of one month's war.

Southern Front
Bulgarian troops counterattack Serbian forces on Kajmakcalan Ridge in Macedonia, resulting in heavy back-and forth fighting.

Naval and Overseas Operations
East Africa: Belgians occupy Sikonge and Ipole before retiring to Tabora.
Ethiopia: Muslim ‘Emperor’ Lij Yasu, focus of Turco-German intrigue (supporters defeated by November 2) deposed for Empress Judith; Ras Tafari (Haile Selassie) regent and heir to throne.

Political, etc.
Germany: Due to excellent harvests, the German government announces an extra 500 grams of increased bread rations a week for those aged 12 to 17.
United States: Interview with Mr. Lloyd e on the war is published in American papers.
Greece: Greek generals reported in favour of war.

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Western Front
Battle of the Somme: British capture most of Schwaben Redoubt and Canadian Corps advance 1,000 yds north and northeast of Courcelette (until September 30). French advance between Fregicourt and Morval. 
Russian expeditionary soldiers dancing at their camp in Mailly, France: http://imgur.com/UEEHH91* © IWM (Q 78071)
German prisoners coming in from Thiepval, with one carrying a wounded British soldier: http://imgur.com/Whh7HSs* © IWM (Q 1369)
Nothing remains of the Chateau that stood in Thiepval, Somme: http://imgur.com/zep25Dn* © IWM (Q 1329)

Eastern Front
Bucharest, Romania has been hit by four air raids in the past four days. Allied forces plan reprisals against Sofia, Bulgaria.

Political, etc.
Germany: German Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollwegg declares a German statesman who does not employ all weapons to shorten the war “should be hanged.”
United Kingdom: Asquith pledges not to recruit skilled workers Board of Trade organizes overland delivery of Italian fruit and vegetables {ed note: seriously, the original read “vegetarians”. See: http://world-war-one.net/diary-september-28-1916/ .} Munitions holiday (until October 1) replaces postponed Whitsuntide and August holidays. Churchill appears before Dardanelles Commission. Tory Morning Post tells Lloyd George to stick to his desk in Whitehall, possibly in response to this excuse:
Lloyd George: “There is neither clock nor calendar in the British army today…Only the result counts, not the time consumed in achieving it.”
France: Pres. Poincare says {the blatantly hypocritical} Belgium must be avenged or else “nothing would be left for us but to veil in eternal mourning the statues of justice.”
Austria-Hungary: Foreign Minister Burian submits peace offer proposals to Francis Joseph‘s ‘most sympathetic attention’.
German Ambassador describes economic climate as ‘simply wretched’; von Bethmann-Hollwegg forwards to Kaiser on September 30.
Greece: Former Greek Premier Venizelos establish a provisional government in Greek, stating he will revolt unless Greece enters the war. {on the side of the Allies}

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Western Front
Britain announces that the RFC losses are 1,195 aircraft since June 12; 1725 gained. RFC personnel losses 415 (all causes) since June 12.
Battle of the Somme: British capture strongly fortified Destremont Farm. Colonel H Elles, aged 36, appointed to command British tank force. Haig orders offensive for October 12.
A German attack captures a fortified farm on the Bapaume-Albert road, but is driven back by a British counterattack.
General Joffre to General Haig: “I bow before those of your soldiers by whose bravery these successes have been achieved…”
Funeral of Max von Mulzer, the first Bavarian fighter ace: http://imgur.com/Q5Ql0j5* © IWM (Q 105728)

Eastern Front
Battle of Hermannstadt (until September 29): Battle of Sibiu (same as Hermannstadt) ends: city retaken by Austrian forces (see 1st and 26th).
Battle of Praid–Sovata (until October 3): Second Army launches last Rumanian offensive.

Naval and Overseas Operations
East Africa: Portuguese occupy Bay of Menasi.

Political, etc.
Germany: General von Wandel, Deputy Minister of War for Germany, resigns, citing reasons of health.
Herr von Kuhlmann, German Minister at the Hague, appointed Ambassador to Turkey.

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Western Front
German September losses 27 aircraft to 123 Anglo-French, RFC attacks 3 airfields. Trenchard writes to War Office via Haig for more numerous efficient fighters.
RFC has flown a record 22,500 hours (September) and suffered record 147 casualties. RFC takes 500 air photos of the Somme.
In September French Army retires its airships after c.60 sorties, they are transferred to anti-U-boat patrol work.
Battle of the Somme: British now hold all Thiepval Ridge except part of Schwaben Redoubt, advance south of Eaucourt l’Abbaye. The 6 German divisions from Le Transloy to the Ancre are replaced (until October 13) by 9 divisions (4 from Verdun, 2 from Flanders, 3 from Belgium). German guns fired 7,027,440 shells in September, 126 counter-attacks made.

Eastern Front
Yet another attempt is made to renew the Brusilov offensive in Galicia: Battle of Brzezany (until October 2): III Caucasus Corps attacks Turkish XV Corps, which loses 5,045 men but regains positions and takes 500 PoWs. Russians also advance in Brody region.
1st Romanian Army is defeated by General Falkenhayn in Transylvania and Roter-Turm Pass is recaptured by the Central Powers.

Southern Front
Macedonia: Serb Drina division finally captures both Mt Kajmakčalan peaks just inside Serbia. British 27th Division (364 casualties) launches major attack across river Struma via two bridges (laid on September 29), capturing villages southwest of Seres road and 250 PoWs with 3 Mgs. A second source says this fighting resulted in over 6000 deaths.
British cross Struma river at Orliak and capture villages left bank.

Naval and Overseas Operations
Allied September shipping losses 315,000t (British 42 ships worth 104,572t with 20 lives lost) including 45 ships worth 229,163t in Mediterranean to U-boats.
East Africa: Smuts writes to Gouverneur Schnee and Lettow suggesting honourable surrender and personal meeting; both refuse. 2/3 rds of the German colony now in British hands.


Political, etc.
Germany: German government states American volunteers serving in Europe does not constitute a breach in U.S. neutrality.
United Kingdom: British news-film “Topical Budget,” showing an Orthodox priest blessing ambulances and other news: http://film.iwmcollections.org.uk/record/index/5395
British government report reveals Britain is spending around £10.6 million and 3,800 lives a day on the war.
United States: Former President Roosevelt criticizes Wilson’s foreign policies as “cowardly” and “following the lines of least resistance.”
Construction on the Hell Gate Bridge in New York City is completed after 4 years of construction: http://imgur.com/WuCZTvB
(reported for yesterday): John D. Rockefeller, American oil magnate, becomes the first billionaire in nominal U.S. dollars ($22 billion today).

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