March 1916
The following events occurred in March 1916: March 1, 1916 (Wednesday) * Germany began to attempt to Atlantic U-boat campaign of World War I, use submarines in fleet actions in a bid to erode the numeric superiority of the Royal Navy by setting up U-boat blockades and having the High Seas Fleet maneuver to draw British ships into the submarine lines. * A new provisional military government for Montenegro was established under Austro-Hungarian General Viktor Weber Edler von Webenau. * The New Zealand Division was established in Egypt with General Andrew Hamilton Russell in command. * The 52nd Battalion (Australia), 52nd Australian Battalion was established as part of the expansion of the First Australian Imperial Force. * Air squadrons No. 45 Squadron RAF, No. 45 and No. 47 Squadron RAF, No. 47 were established by the Royal Flying Corps. * The art gallery Liljevalchs konsthall, designed by Swedish architect Carl Bergsten, was inaugurated in Stockholm. * The transfer of the Na ...
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