56 DIVISION Headquarters, Branches and Services Commander Royal Artillery

1 August 1915 - 10 June 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2937)

764 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Headquarters, Branches and Services Commander Royal Artillery, 56th Division, covering November 1915 to June 1919 across 747 pages. It names 59 places across 97 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries 106 reports, narratives and plans, 134 Operation Orders, eight defence schemes, one appendix, ten maps and one diagram. Among the papers are: Report on operations in the Third Army during November and beginning of December 1917; Intelligence Summary 56th Divisional Artillery February 1919 Vol 38; March Table issued with R.A. Headquarters order No. 1; Relief of 48th Divisional Artillery by 56th Divisional Artillery "B"; Operation order No. I. D 42 Lt. 56th Div. Artillery Group; Operation order No. 3 36th Divisional Artillery; The Following Amendments Affecting Northern Are to Be made to operation order No. 4 Dated; Amendments operation order No. 5 Dated 20th June, 1916; Notes on attack by 56th Division on South Side of Gommecourt, 1st July 1916; 280th Brigade R.F.A. Appendix to Op. order No. 9; Report on Bombardment of 9.8.1916; Plan of Barrages to Cover attack of 56th Divn 9/9/16.The diary opens at Domart on 1 November 1915. 1915 is spent at Domart, Aubigny, Vauchelle, Rincq and Lambres. 1916 is the most travelled year, 26 places against 20 in the next busiest, and is spent at Henu, Hebuterne, Doullens, Rincq and Le Cauroy. 1917 at La Gorgue, Arras, Fermicourt, Beaumetz and Busseboom. 1918 at Warlus, Villers Les Cagnicourt, Fayt Le France, Victory Camp Near Roclincourt and Farm. 1919 at Harvengt, Mesvin, Jemappes and Mons. It closes at Jemappes on 10 June 1919. Warlus is where it spent longest, 94 days across five separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 52 days at Harvengt.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include "B" Copse To Billon F.M, Corbie "B" Copse and B. Copse.In 1915 it is also recorded at Aire and St Venant. In 1916 it is also recorded at Ecquedecques, Le Con Roy, Sailly-Au Bois, Souastre, Le Meillard, Allonville, Corbie, B. Copse, Billon and Villers Bocage. In 1917 it is also recorded at S/CRA/18/71, Calonne, Fiechinelle, Heuchin, Frevent, Lucheux, Gouy En Artois, Fremicourt, Bancourt and Victory Camp. In 1918 it is also recorded at Bethancourt, Berles, Victory Camp, Aubigny, Berneville, Boilieux Au Mont, Les Fosses, Cambrai, Moncheaux and Saultain.

• 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: 9781474529785
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press