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Old 11-22-2016, 06:29 AM
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22 November 1916

Western Front
RFC destroy 2 German aircraft.

Eastern Front
Romania:
Austro-Germans retake Orsova (Hungary) on Danube. Captain Picht seizes and just holds Turnu Severin against Rumanian 1st Division until relieved by Austrian cyclist brigade on November 24.

Southern Front
Macedonia:
Fierce fighting north of Monastir.

Naval and Overseas Operations
North Sea:
The only sailing raider of the World Wars; German square-rigged SMS Seeadler leaves Germany [approximate date] for South Seas disguised as Norwegian timber ship (had been British-built 1878 and US-owned until U-36 captured her July 24, 1915). Crew hides among cargo as ship passes through British Northern Patrol. http://i0.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/wp...MS-Seeadler.jpg

Political, etc.
France:
French Cabinet decides that consumption of meat by Parisians should be prohibited two days a week in order to maintain food supplies.
Belgium: Further protest of Belgium to Neutral Powers re: deportations and forced labor.
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