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#OTD in #WW1 #Podgora sees yet more bloody failed Italian attacks, Bulgarians and Germans prepare to march on #Nis

Serbia The British men in Salonika have finally been authorised to do something, after considerable pressure from the French. Today they prepare to begin moving into Serbia, where they will take up positions to defend the railway close to the Greek border This will allow them to do as little as possible, while freeing up as many French troops as possible to move forward. Meanwhile, off to the…

#OTD in #WW1 Mount Rombon and Hill 60 see the overdue end of two different failed offensives

Doesn’t “Rombon and Gallipoli” sound like a crappy Sixties working men’s club comedy double act? If only. Battle of Hill 60 (Gallipoli) The battle ends with the position as it was yesterday, with British Empire troops installing themselves on the slopes of Hill 60 (Gallipoli), and the summit still in the hands of the Ottoman defenders. Skirmishing will continue for the next few months, but the…