![A soldier beside a crater made by a German minenwerfer (trench mortar) bomb, Cordonnerie Farm, France, 30 May 1916. Image courtesy Australian War Memorial.](https://www.centenaryww1orange.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Battle-of-Verdun-300x220.jpg)
A soldier beside a crater made by a German minenwerfer (trench mortar) bomb, Cordonnerie Farm, France, 30 May 1916. Image courtesy Australian War Memorial.
- Germany launches a major offensive in the Battle of Verdun
- British forces occupy Neu Langenburg (Lower Nyasa), forcing German troops to retreat from Mikotsheni in German East Africa.