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Old 12-27-2016, 11:07 AM
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27 December 1916

Western Front
Big French air-raids on German industrial works (Rhineland, etc.).

Eastern Front
Romania: Battle of Rimnicu Sarat:
Falkenhayn takes Ramnicu Sarat.
Dobruja: The Bulgars seize position east of Macin.

Naval and Overseas Operations
Aegean:
Escorted French battleship Gaulois sunk by coastal submarine UB-47 (Steinbauer) 30 miles east of Cerigo between Crete and Peloponnese. https://i2.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w.../BB-Gaulois.jpg
Eastern Mediterranean: Royal Navy seaplane carriers Ben-my-Chree and Raven II launch 9 aircraft which hit with 4 bombs and damage strategic Chikaldir bridge (Baghdad railway), near Gulf of Alexandretta; Turkish heavy guns for Baghdad delayed.

Political, etc.
Germany:
Germany limits the sale of "deluxe" shoes to two pairs per person per year, and only if old pairs are turned in.
Germany reassures Switzerland that it will continue to respect Swiss neutrality.
France: Foch moves to new assignment at Senlis as ‘Military Adviser to French Government’.
United Kingdom: British and French Governments conclude agreement regarding temporary administration of Togoland (see August 26th and 31st, 1914).
Britain contracts to buy all the exportable supply of New Zealand meat until three months until (ed note: until? after?) the end of the war.
Sweden, Norway & Denmark: Three Scandinavian Governments agree to present Note to Belligerents in support of peace efforts.
Spain: King Alfonso of Spain persuades Germany to send home some Belgian civilians who were deported as forced labor.
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