<– Part 91 – April 16, 1916  | Part 92 – April 23, 1916 |  Part 93 – April 30, 1916 –>

Fighting continues at Verdun, as German forces attempt wide-front assaults with unlimited objectives. Intelligence from German command indicates that the Germans are assuming 5 French casualties for every 2 of their own, holding to last month’s orders to preserve infantry. In keeping with this, the Germans have begun using Storm Trooper assault forces – 2 infantry squads and one engineer squad, armed with flamethrowers, hand grenades, automatic weapons, and small mortars. However, even with this new assault method, German advances are limited.

Ottoman troops at Katia

The German general commanding the Ottoman troops in the Sinai campaign: Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein

On the 19th, US President Woodrow Wilson gave a speech in which he called on the German submarines to stop attacks on any ship in enemy waters without first issuing a warning, and attempting to determine if it is, in fact, an enemy ship. In Mesopotamia, the German general has died of cholera.

The German submarine SM U-69 has avoided being destroyed by the new British “depth charges,” shedding further light on this revolutionary weapon.

New Zealand infantry in the Sinai campaign

Near the Sinai canal, Ottoman troops under a German general have achieved a surprise attack against scattered British cavalry guarding a water pipeline at Katia on April 23. British forces have been sporadic and scattered in the area; it is assumed that they will increase and strengthen their patrols.