Key Information
Reference code
MONTGOMERY-MASSINGBERD 7/43
Title
War diary for 4 Army, Battle of the Somme, 15 Sep - 12 Oct 1916
Date(s)
- 1916 Sept 15 - 1916 Oct 12 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
2 files, 2 copies
Scope and content
War diary of 4 Army, British Armies in France, [compiled by Montgomery as Chief of General Staff, 4 Army] for the period 15 Sept-12 Oct 1916, relating to the Battle of the Somme, summarising operations of 4 Army, notably, offensive on 15 Sept 1916, to break through German defences to Gueudecourt and Lesboeufs; attack on 25 Sept 1916 by Allied forces between the Somme and Martinpuich; attack on 7 Oct 1916 by 4 Army from Lesboeufs to Destremont Farm; including movements of Corps of 4 Army, descriptions of operations of Allied aircraft, numbers of German prisoners captured, numbers of allied casualties, details of ammunition expenditure and report on German aircraft ectivity during Sept 1916. 2 files. 2 copies.