3rd June 1916
Western Front
Battle of Verdun: Powerful German attacks on Vaux Fort repulsed.
Battle of Ypres: Canadian counter-attack regains much of the lost ground.
Arras: Two months of tunneling under and blowing up each other's lines- with the advantage going to the British, who have taken over this sector to aid the French effort at Verdun- come to a temporary end with the British setting off four charges under the German trenches.
Eastern Front
Russian bombardment in Riga area, Galicia and Volhynia.
Southern Front
Allies occupy all official buildings in Salonika, and proclaim martial law.
Austrians advance on Arsiero-Posina line, but are repulsed on Arsiero-Lagarina line.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres
Russians defeat Turks at Khanikin (Persia).
Turkish attack repulsed by Russians at Diarbekr (Asia Minor).
Naval and Overseas Operations
British occupy Namena (German East Africa) after three days fighting.
Political, etc.
Despite losses at Jutland, British officials, including Winston Churchill, state Britain still controls the seas.
King George praises the “splendid gallantry” of the Grand Fleet and states his “regret” the German fleet was able to flee.
British weekly The Nation: “Against America we cannot win the war. W/out America we can hardly win. With America we cannot help winning it.”
National Defense Act of 1916 is enacted, which expands the Army and National Guard and creates the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.
Ship Losses:
Golconda (United Kingdom) The passenger ship struck a mine laid by
UC 3 (Günther Kreysern) and sank in the North Sea 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south east by east of Aldeburgh, Suffolk (52°08′30″N 1°44′45″E) with the loss of nineteen lives.
