The World War
Latest Official War Report - WTB. Central Headquarters July 11, OfficialWestern Theater of War
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| An English gas attack on German trenches at the Somme (according to an English picture) (Illustrierte Geschichte des Weltkrieges 1914/1916) |
Between Ancre and Somme, the English implemented heavy attacks on both sides of the Bapaume-Albert road during the afternoon and the night. To the north-west of the road, they were shot down before close combat occurred. To the east of the road, heavy fighting is taking place at the southern edge of the village of Contalmaison and in Mametz Wood.
The enemy's repeated attempts to capture Trones Forest failed, resulting for them in very heavy loss of life and our capture of 100 prisoners. To the south of the Somme, the French-African [sic] storming of La Maisonette Hill was met with overwhelming fire. Some French-African troops who managed to penetrate our lines fell to German bayonets or were captured.
We captured 5 officers and 147 men in the counter-attack on Barleux that was reported yesterday.
Artillery activity was substantial in the entire combat sector. Our barrage fire prevented any chances of attack by the enemy between Belloy and Somecourt [sic: Sommecourt].
Extremely lively artillery battles took place in the area of the Maas.
Increased fire and several unsuccessful gas attacks occurred at several points along the rest of the Front. There was a lot of activity by the enemy's patrol and reconnaissance divisions.They were repelled everywhere.
In Leintrey in Lorraine, a German division penetrated the heavily damaged French trenches following extensive blasting and took 60 men prisoner. A patrol of prisoners was also taken south of Lousse.
As a result of very lively aerial activity, numerous aerial battles took place, in which the enemy lost two planes at the Somme and to the west of Vouziers. In addition, an English bi-plane was brought down at Courcelette on the Bapaume-Albert road.
The enemy's repeated attempts to capture Trones Forest failed, resulting for them in very heavy loss of life and our capture of 100 prisoners. To the south of the Somme, the French-African [sic] storming of La Maisonette Hill was met with overwhelming fire. Some French-African troops who managed to penetrate our lines fell to German bayonets or were captured.
We captured 5 officers and 147 men in the counter-attack on Barleux that was reported yesterday.
Artillery activity was substantial in the entire combat sector. Our barrage fire prevented any chances of attack by the enemy between Belloy and Somecourt [sic: Sommecourt].
Extremely lively artillery battles took place in the area of the Maas.
Increased fire and several unsuccessful gas attacks occurred at several points along the rest of the Front. There was a lot of activity by the enemy's patrol and reconnaissance divisions.They were repelled everywhere.
In Leintrey in Lorraine, a German division penetrated the heavily damaged French trenches following extensive blasting and took 60 men prisoner. A patrol of prisoners was also taken south of Lousse.
As a result of very lively aerial activity, numerous aerial battles took place, in which the enemy lost two planes at the Somme and to the west of Vouziers. In addition, an English bi-plane was brought down at Courcelette on the Bapaume-Albert road.
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