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Battle of Achi Baba Nullah | July 12 1915

Battle of Achi Baba Nullah | July 12 1915

Mbyuni On the Kenya/German East Africa border, there’s a small village called Mbyuni. It makes an excellent outpost for raids against the Uganda Railway, and the Germans are making arrangement to support it by building a new railway line forward. It’s nearly arrived at Mbyuni, and General Tighe, belligerent as ever, will not suffer this. He orders an attack on Mbyuni, as soon as possible. Battle…

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Second Artois | 5 Jun 1915

#OTD in #WW1 Blood and guts on the #Lorette at Second Artois and #Gallipoli at Third #Krithia

Third Krithia continues, Second Artois resumes. Reader discretion is advised because two of our correspondents are right in the thick of it and we are going to get gory. Second Artois The French artillery fire comes down in a greater weight than ever before, and then lifts. The men storm Neuville at the base of Vimy Ridge. Despite all the hundreds of thousands of shells that have been launched,…

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Camouflage Committee | 08 May 1915

#OTD in #WW1 Second #Krithia ends, the French build a fake tree behind their trenches for observation #Gallipoli100

It’s the eve of the latest big push on the Western Front, and the French Camouflage Committee has been doing its bit for the Battle of Artois.

Second Krithia

Being nothing if not persistent, General Hunter-Weston orders round three at Krithia. This time it’s the turn of a few lucky Antipodean units, lately shipped round from ANZAC Cove, to see what fighting at Cape Helles is all about. They soon…

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