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Ruins of the chateau at Deniecourt, September 1916. Image courtesy Imperial War Museum © IWM (Q 78095).

Ruins of the chateau at Deniecourt, September 1916. Image courtesy Imperial War Museum © IWM (Q 78095).

  • British forces on the Western Front bombard the Germans on the Ancre, as French troops recapture most of Saillisel and repulse a German attack at Deniecourt
  • Russian and Romanian troops on the Eastern Front occupy Topalu on the Danube and advance to the south
  • Serbian troops seize the village of Polog on the Southern Front
  • Allied aircraft conduct a raid on Beersheba in Sinai, damaging the aerodrome and railway line