1914-1918 war. 4 handwritten notebooks, October... - Lot 215 - Ader

1914-1918 war. 4 handwritten notebooks, October 21, 1914-April 3, 1916; 4 in-8 notebooks of approximately 121, 140, 183 and 148 pages, bound (used bindings, 2 spines missing). Official communiqués copied in purple ink from the same hand. The notebooks cover, respectively, the following periods: 21 October-26 December 1914; 26 December 1914-15 March 1915; 16 March-1 July 1915; 23 November 1915-3 April 1916. 21 October 1914. "Official communiqués of 20. 15 hours. The enemy attacked on the whole front. Everywhere he was repulsed. - In spite of violent attacks, the Belgian army remained on the Yser line. Further action was taken in the Ypres area between allied forces operating on that side and enemy forces. On our left wing, the Germans are still strongly holding the advance from Lille in the direction of Armentières, Fournes and la Bassée. On the Meuse, the enemy tried in vain to repel those of our troops who had broken through on the right bank into the peninsula of Camp des Romains. In summary, on the day of the 19th, we made some progress in detail on various points of the front "... Etc.