2 DIVISION 6 Infantry Brigade Headquarters

1 October 1915 - 31 March 1916 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/1353)

880 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Headquarters, 6 Infantry Brigade, 2nd Division, covering October 1915 to March 1916 across 864 pages. It names 17 places across 29 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries 44 reports, narratives and plans, 42 Operation Orders, thirty defence schemes, twelve appendices, thirty maps and eleven diagrams. Among the papers are: Report on operations 3rd October 1915; Information Patrol report; Patrol report; Intelligence Report-2nd Division; Report of Officer's Patrol That Want out on the night 7/8th with the Following Objects; Report of Observation and Listening Patrol on the night 5.3.1916; Relief and March Table issued with 6th Infantry Brigade operation order No. 115; Amendment 6th Brigade orders No.125 Dated 7.12.15; Table issued with 6th Infantry Brigade operation order No. 129 dated 13th Dec 1915; 6th Infantry Brigade Administrative orders No. 17; March Table issued with 6th Infantry Bde operation order 130; Instructions As to the Action of the Troops Generally.The diary opens at Bethune on 1 October 1915. 1915 is the most travelled year, 15 places against 9 in the next busiest, and is spent at Cambrin, Bethune, Gonnehem, Vermelles and Annequin. 1916 is spent at Le Preol, Cite Calonne, Bruay, Ham En Artois and Loisne. It closes at Bruay on 31 March 1916. Cambrin is where it spent longest, 35 days across four separate stays, including a single unbroken stay of 16.In 1915 it is also recorded at Bethune & Gonnehem, Cambrin & Gonnehem, Annequin Cambrin, Bethune & Ham En Artois and Ham En Artois. In 1916 it is also recorded at La Halte, Gonnehem, Bully Grenay and Coupigny.

• Reihe: War Diaries - Facsimile Reprints of Official War Office WO95 Documents
• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte Militärgeschichte Besondere Kriege und militärische Feldzüge Erster Weltkrieg
• ISBN: 9781474503587
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.07.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press