56 DIVISION 167 Infantry Brigade Headquarters

1 November 1917 - 30 April 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2948)

938 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Headquarters, 167 Infantry Brigade, 56th Division, covering November 1917 to April 1919 across 914 pages. It names 48 places across 66 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries 295 reports, narratives and plans, 115 Operation Orders, eighteen defence schemes, six appendices, twelve maps and six diagrams. Among the papers are: Report on raid carried out on 28/5/18; Report on Operations. 22nd to 31st August. 1918; 167th. Infantry Brigade. No. 57. Daily Intelligence Summary from 6 a.m. 31/10/17 to numbered 6 to 80 (14 of them); 167th. Infantry Brigade. No. 58. Daily Intelligence Summary from 6 a.m. 31st/10/17 to 6; All recipients of Brigade Intelligence Summary No. 5; Addenda to 167th Inf. Bde. Intelligence Summary No. 18; Annexes to 167th. Inf. Bde. Intelligence Summary; 167th. Inf. Bde. instructions numbered 1 to 4 (4 of them).The diary opens at Morchies on 1 November 1917. 1917 is spent at Morchies, Lagnicourt, Vimy Ridge, Fremicourt and Beugny. 1918 is the most travelled year, 50 places against 8 in the next busiest, and is spent at Arras, Chelers, Berneville, Quevy-Le Grand and Mons. 1919 at Mons, Belgium and Jemappes. It closes at Belgium on 30 April 1919. Mons is where it spent longest, 88 days, including a single unbroken stay of 57 and it came back to Berneville eight separate times.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Cemetery Wood.In 1917 it is also recorded at Montenescourt and Mont St Eloi. In 1918 it is also recorded at St Aubin, Railway Cutting, Anzin, Trafalgar Camp, Villers Au-Bois, Dainville, Ronville Caves, London Caves, St. Sauveur and Orlencourt.

• 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: 9781474529969
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press