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1916

8^th January	Allied evacuation of Helles marks the end of the Gallipoli campaign.
21^st February	Start of the Battle of Verdun – German offensive against the Mort-Homme Ridge. The battle lasts 10 months and over a million men become casualties. (Finishes 18^th December, the longest and costliest battle of the Western Front).
9^th March	Germany declares war on Portugal. Six days later, Austria follows suit.
31^st May	Battle of Jutland – lasts until 1^st June. German High Seas Fleet is forced to retire despite having inflicted heavier losses on the Royal Navy (14 ships and 6,100 men). German fleet irreparably damaged.
4^th June	Start of the Russian Brusilov Offensive on the Eastern front. Nearly cripples Austro-Hungary.
1^st July	Start of the Battle of the Somme – 750,000 allied soldiers along a 25 mile front. Nearly 60,000 are dead or wounded on the first day.
14^th July	Battle of Bazetin Ridge marks the end of the first Somme Offensive. The British break the German line but fail to deploy cavalry fast enough to take advantage. 9,000 men are lost.
23^rd July	Battle of Pozières Ridge marks the second Somme Offensive, costs 17,000 allied casualties – the majority of whom are Australian. (ends 7^th August).
10^th August	End of the Brusilov Offensive.
9^th September	The Battle of Ginchy. The British capture Ginchy – a post of vital strategic importance as it commands a view of the whole battlefield.
15^th September	First use en masse of tanks at the Somme. The Battle of Flers-Courcelette signifies the start of the third stage of the Somme offensive.
13^th November	Battle of Ancre. The fourth phase of the Somme Offensive is marked by the British capturing Beaumont Hamel and St. Pierre Division, taking nearly 4,000 prisoners.
12^th December	Germany delivers Peace Note to Allies suggesting compromise.

George Guynemer, Knight of the Air (WWI Centenary Series)

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