56 DIVISION Headquarters, Branches and Services General Staff

1 September 1916 - 31 December 1916 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2932)

462 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, 56th Division, covering September 1916 to December 1916 across 453 pages. It names 9 places across 13 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries three casualty and personnel returns, fourteen reports, narratives and plans, 41 Operation Orders, two appendices and 39 maps. Among the papers are: Casualties; The Rangers report on raid; The Following Amendments Are made to 56th Divisional order No. 37; Instructions for the Employment of R.E. and Pioneers; Instructions As to Employment of Smoke Mortars; Instructions As to Employment of Tanks; Extract from 56th Division order No. 556; Extracts from 56th Divisional order No. 557; Amendments to operation order No. 1; Appendix No.1. to Right Artillery operation order No. 3; Addressed to All Recipients of 56th Div. order No. 60; All Recipients of 56th Div. order No. 62.The diary opens at St Riquier on 1 September 1916. 1916 is spent at La Gorgue, Billon Copse, Belloy Sur Somme, Lestrem and Hallencourt. It closes at La Gorgue on 31 December 1916. La Gorgue is where it spent longest, 65 days across three separate stays, including a single unbroken stay of 31.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Billon Copse.In 1916 it is also recorded at Corbie, Forked Tree and Citadel.

• 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: 9781474529693
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press