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Old 11-04-2016, 06:37 AM
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3 November 1916

Western Front
Battle of the Somme:
RFC help range 120 targets but lose 5 aircraft.
Battle of Verdun: Two more French patrols reoccupy Fort Vaux.
Aerial photo of Fort Douaumont at Verdun after its recapture by French forces: http://imgur.com/j6pZsx2

Eastern Front
German offensive against Russian lines on the Stokhid River leads to the capture of 1500 Russian prisoners.

Southern Front
Ninth Battle of the Isonzo:
Four Italian brigades take Volkovniak, Dosso Faiti, Hills 123 and 126. Italian troops claim the capture of 5000 Austro-Hungarian soldiers.
Salonika: French War Minister General Roques visits (until November 12) and largely clears Sarrail from Allied complaints.

Naval and Overseas Operations
East Africa:
Major Huddleston occupies Kulme (Darfur).

Political, etc.
United Kingdom:
British and French authorities seized 41,000 bags of mail heading to or leaving Germany on neutral shipping during the last 10 months.
Romania: Prince Mircea, son of King Ferdinand of Romania, dies at age 3 due to typhoid fever (on right): http://imgur.com/rFRhBI2
Japan: Hirohito is formally declared the Crown Prince and heir apparent to the Japanese Empire.
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