Showing posts with label Lieutenant Norman Holbrook. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lieutenant Norman Holbrook. Show all posts

Saturday, 13 December 2014

December 13

The Battle of Limanowa concludes with Austro-Hungarian forces stalling the Russian offensive.

Lieutenant Norman Holbrook VC
The British submarine B11, in the Dardenelles, torpedoes the Turkish battleship Mesudiye. This ship was anchored near Chanak as a stationary guard ship.

Lieutenant Norman Douglas Holbrook, commander of the B11, is subsequently (22 December) awarded the VC.