Latest Official War Report July 1, 1916

The World War

Latest Official War Report - WTB. Central Headquarters June 30, Official
Western Theater of War

Yesterday and during the night our troops once again counter attacked to fight back English-French advances at various positions near Richebourg. The enemy’s gas attacks are continuing unsuccessfully. Heavy artillery activity continued with some interruptions. Advancing French divisions were repelled in a bloody battle south of Tahure and at Fort Maison de Champagne.To the south of the Maas, we achieved some progress at Hill 304. There was no infantry activity to the right of the river.

The total number of prisoners captured during our successful encounters and while defending our positions during major French counter-attacks amounts to: 70 officers, 3200 men.

In the evening of the 27^th, Hauptmann Boelke [sic: Boelcke] shot down his 19^th enemy plane at Fort Thiaumont. Leutnant Parschau shot down his 5^th enemy plane on June 26^th north of Terranne. In the area of Boureuilles (Argonne), a French biplane was shot down by defensive fire.

Our troops' dugouts at the Somme
(Source: "Der Weltkrieg, 1914-1918", pub. Reichsarchiv Potsdam, Bildermappe, 1925)