10th March 1916
Western Front
Battle of Verdun: Germans re-occupy part of Corbeaux Wood and attack Bois-des-Buttes.
Eastern Front
German attacks repulsed east of Kosloff.
Political etc.
Prime Minister Asquith states the total number of non-combatant dead in Great Britain totals 3,153.
German casualty lists reveal that the total dead, wounded, and captured soldiers is now at 2,667,372 men.
Allied powers reject a U.S. proposal that would have disarmed civilian ships so they would not be targets of submarines.
French government introduces a bill which reduces age limits of commanders, in order to replace them with younger officers.
President Wilson orders the United States Army to cross into Mexico to get warlord Pancho Villa “dead or alive.”
Ship Losses:
Lieutenant Pustshin (Imperial Russian Navy) The torpedo boat struck a mine and sank in the Black Sea south of Varna, Bulgaria. Fifteen crew were rescued.
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