08-1914

War Diary of World War One for Monday, August 31, 1914 Western Front France: French stand on line from river Aisne­-Reims-Verdun. Kluck, under orders to protect German right flank and […]

War Diary of World War One for Sunday, August 30, 1914 Eastern Front East Prussia: Russian General Samsonov shoots himself. German ‘Day of Harvesting’ of c.90,000 Russian prisoners. Russian General

War Diary of World War One for Saturday, August 29, 1914 Western Front France: General Joseph Joffre, the French commander-in-chief, orders the French Fifth Army to launch a flank attack

War Diary of World War One for Friday, August 28, 1914 Eastern Front East Prussia: Francois drives east for Neidenburg to envelop Samsonov who joins troops and orders general retreat.

War Diary of World War One for Thursday, August 27, 1914 Sea War Tsingtao: Imperial Japanese Navy Second Fleet begins blockade and seizes three offshore islands. Its strength is 4

World War One Diary for Wednesday, August 26, 1914: EASTERN FRONT East Prussia: BATTLE OF TANNENBERG (until August 31). The Germans strike at Samsonov’s Second Army outside Tannenberg from the

World War One Diary for Tuesday, August 25, 1914: WESTERN FRONT France: The British Expeditionary Force continues to retreat southward across northeast France, fighting almost continuous rearguard actions against General

World War One Diary for Monday, August 24, 1914: EASTERN FRONT Galicia: While the Germans are preparing to take on the Russians in East Prussia, their Austro-Hungarian allies launch an

World War One Diary for Sunday, August 23, 1914: WESTERN FRONT Belgium – Battle of Mons: At Mons, in the final of the encounter of the Battle of the Frontiers,

Diary for Saturday, August 22, 1914: WESTERN FRONT Belgium: North of the Ardennes three German armies are continuing to sweep through western Belgium and are beginning to advance to the

World War One Diary for Friday, August 21, 1914: WESTERN FRONT Belgium: BATTLE OF CHARLEROI (until August 23) along river Sambre. Bülow forces river and smash 6 French divisions counterattacks

World War One Diary for Thursday, August 20, 1914: WESTERN FRONT Belgium: German forces occupy Brussels, the Belgian capital. Belgian Army withdraws into Antwerp fortress. von Kluck decides to send

World War One Diary for Wednesday, August 19, 1914: SOUTHERN FRONTS Serbia: Battle of the Cer – decisive day. Serb Second Army captures whole ridge as 1st Sumadija Division engages

World War One Diary for Tuesday, August 18, 1914: WESTERN FRONT Belgium: King Albert orders the Belgian Army, some 75,000 men, to retreat to the port of Antwerp, which has

World War One Diary for Monday, August 17, 1914: EASTERN FRONT East Prussia: Two Russian forces, the First Army under General Pavel Rennenkampf and General Alexander Samsonov‘s Second Army, invade

World War One Diary for Sunday, August 16, 1914: HOME FRONTS Germany: Austrian-born Adolf Hitler volunteers to fight with the German Army. He will serve throughout the conflict on the

Diary for Saturday, August 15, 1914: WESTERN FRONT Belgium: FALL OF LIEGE. Garrison Commander General Leman taken PoW in ruins of Fort Loncin. D’esperey’s I Corps (1,000 casualties) with Petain’s

World War One Diary for Friday, August 14, 1914: WESTERN FRONT BATTLE OF LORRAINE (August 14-22): including Battles of Morhange (August 14­-20) and Sarrebourg (August 14-20). Southeast of Metz two

World War One Diary for Thursday, August 13, 1914: WESTERN FRONT Belgium: 3 Liege forts surrender to Germans (one blows up) as Austrian 12inch (ca. 30 cm) Skoda howitzers join

World War One Diary for Wednesday, August 12, 1914: SOUTHERN FRONTS AUSTRIAN INVASION OF SERBIA: Advancing across the border into Serbia from the north and northwest, some 200,000 Austro-Hungarian troops