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Robert Nivelle in 1916
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Dates Events Details
November 25 – December 3 Battle of Bucharest, a phase of the conquest of Romania.
December 1 Battle of the Arges, a phase of the Battle of Bucharest.
December 1 – January 18, 1917 Allies capture Yanbu. Details
December 5–7 United Kingdom: Prime Minister H. H. Asquith resigns and is succeeded by David Lloyd George. Details
December 6 The Germans occupy Bucharest. The capital of Romania moved to Iaşi. Details
December 13 Robert Nivelle replaces Joseph Joffre as Commander-in-Chief of the French Army. Details
December 18 Battle of Verdun ends with enormous casualties on both sides.
December 23 Battle of Magdhaba in the Sinai peninsula. Details
December 23–29 Christmas Battles.
December 27 Togoland is divided into British and French administrative zones. Details
December 29 Grigori Rasputin, Russia's éminence grise, is assassinated. Details
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