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| 1916 March 2 |
| | | Conscription is introduced in Britain for men aged between 18 and 40 | |
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| 1916 March 24 |
| | | A German U-boat sinks the Channel steamer Sussex, with the loss of many civilian lives | |
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| 1916 April 29 |
| | | The British garrison at Kut, on the Tigris, surrenders to the Turks after a five-month siege | |
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| 1916 May 31 |
| | | The German and British fleets clash off Jutland, in a hard-fought but inconclusive encounter | |
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| 1916 June 4 |
| | | Aleksei Brusilov leads a surprise Russian offensive against Germany and Austria-Hungary | |
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| 1916 June 5 |
| | | Sharif Hussein, the emir of Mecca, proclaims himself the leader of the Muslim world, thus launching an Arab revolt against the Ottoman empire | |
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| 1916 June 17 |
| | | Belgian troops from the Congo occupy the German colony of Ruanda-Urundi | |
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| 1916 June 24 |
| | | An Allied advance in the valley of the Somme launches a four-month battle with very heavy casualties | |
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| 1916 June 27 |
| | | Greece joins the Allies by declaring war on Bulgaria | |
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| 1916 August 20 |
| | | A brief success in the front line against Austria prompts Italy to declare war on Germany | |
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