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 Fighting seems to maintain a lull in the Western European front. At Gallipoli, British troops have been spotting massing near Gully Ravine, the Entente’s left flank and the only area that has seen no true progress in the campaign. In Mesopotamia, British troops continue a slow advance, brushing aside Ottoman resistance, while the Suez canal is still heavily defended, with Turkish troops only able to advance along the northern coast.

On June 21, the Battle of Bukoba opened with a British assault against German wireless facilities. It culminated two days later with the destruction of the station, giving the British their first true victory in German East Africa. However, with the station destroyed, the Entente is unable to easily intercept German transmissions. Additionally, reports of widespread looting by the British “irregulars” are a point of embarrassment to the British military staff.

 

June 22 brought the Central Powers a victory in the east, with German General Mackensen breaking through Russian lines at Lviv, finally halting the Russian offensive in that area. The Austrians themselves re-entered the city earlier today. The 23 brought victory to the Polish Legions at Konary, although both they and the Russians have suffered massive casualties.

Also on June 23, The Italians finally launched an attack across the Isonzo river to the north east against the Austro-Hungarians. Although the Italians enjoy a nearly 2:1 advantage, poor strategy – brief (though heavy) artillery barrages followed by massed frontal uphill assaults are showing little success. In the North, SM U-40, a German submarine, was sunk off the coast of Scotland.

June 26 saw the Austro-Hungarian sub U-10 sink the Italian torpedo boat PN 5 just off the coast of Venice

SM U-10 was originally a German sub before being transferred to the Austro-Hungarian navy for operations in the Mediterranean and Adriatic seas.

 

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