12 DIVISION Headquarters, Branches and Services General Staff

1 August 1918 - 27 June 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/1827)

370 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Headquarters, Branches and Services General Staff, 12th Division, covering August 1918 to June 1919 across 360 pages. It names 25 places across 37 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries two casualty and personnel returns, 65 reports, narratives and plans, five appendices and twenty-seven maps. Among the papers are: List of officers Recommended for the Staff College in Accordance with Para. 721 K.R; 12th Division. narrative of operations 4th to 8th September 1918; Narrative of operations from 18th to 30th September, 1918; Report on operations of October, 1918; Appendix "D". Lessons Learnt during the operations; Lessons Learnt during the operations of 12th Division during October, 1918; Report on operations by 12th Division. Phase I. August 2nd to August 21st 1918; 12th Division order numbered 270 to 287 (8 of them); Move Table attached to 12th Division order No. 270; Addition to 12th Division order No. 271; Addition to 12th Division order No. 283; Artillery Arrangements with Reference to 12th Division order No. 271.The diary opens at Vignacourt on 1 August 1918. 1918 is spent at Masny, Ribemont, Epinette Wood, Sameon and Flines. 1919 at Somain, Masny, Dunkirk, Erre and Auberchicourt. It closes at Dunkirk on 27 June 1919. Masny is where it spent longest, 121 days across six separate stays, including a single unbroken stay of 31.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Epinette Wood, Vaux Wood, Hidden Wood and Chateau De La Haie.In 1918 it is also recorded at Beaucourt, Ribemont And Morlancourt, Morlancourt and Meaulte, Meaulte, Hidden Wood, Combles, Vaux Wood, Bois De L'Epinette, Villers Chatel and Chateau De La Haie.

• 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: 9781474508179
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.07.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press