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Old 11-20-2016, 01:24 PM
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20 November 1916

Western Front
At the Somme, German troops use hand grenades to dislodge British soldiers from the western part of Grandcourt.

Eastern Front
Romania:
German troops approach the Romanian city of Craiova, threatening the entrapment of Romanian troops in Western Wallachia.
Macedonia: With the capture of Monastir, Allied forces in Macedonia advance four miles north towards Prilep, the largest city in Macedonia.

Political, etc.
Germany:
Herr von Jagow, German Foreign Minister, resigns (appointed January 1913) (see 21st).
United Kingdom: British government fixes the price of milk to 6 pence per quart, which will go into effect on Nov 27th.
Russia: Tsar summons Gourko from Special Army to act as Chief of Staff (Alexeiev ill until March 1917), he arrives at STAVKA on November 23.
Japan: Count Terauchi relinquishes temporary appointment as Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs (see 21st, aud October 9th).
Netherlands: The Dutch government sends a message to Germany that the deportations of Belgian civilians has produced a “painful impression” of Germany.
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