Diary September 30, 1914
War Diary of World War One for Wednesday, September 30, 1914: Western Front Belgium: Belgians appeal to Allies for help at Antwerp. Artois: French troops re-enter Arras. General Maud’huy given …
War Diary of World War One for Wednesday, September 30, 1914: Western Front Belgium: Belgians appeal to Allies for help at Antwerp. Artois: French troops re-enter Arras. General Maud’huy given …
War Diary of World War One for Tuesday, September 29, 1914: Western Front St Mihiel: Salient solidifies. France: French repulsed near Roye, Lassigny and Chaulny. French XXI Corps checked before …
War Diary of World War One for Monday, September 28, 1914: Western Front Belgium: Germans take Malines. German super-heavy howitzers bombard Forts Waelhem and Wavre-Ste Catherine, outer ring of Antwerp, …
War Diary of World War One for Sunday, September 27, 1914: Western Front FIRST BATTLE OF ARTOIS (until October 12) begins. Antwerp: Beseler deploys 125,000 troops including siege train of …
War Diary of World War One for Saturday, September 26, 1914: Western Front Somme: First Battle of Picardy ends. Castelnau halted at line Ribecourt-Roye-Chaulnes-Bray-sur-Somme to await formation of new Tenth …
War Diary of World War One for Friday, September 25, 1914: Western Front Meuse: Bavarians enter St Mihiel; after storming French Camp-des-Romains. Dubail soon drives them back to outskirts. Aisne: …
War Diary of World War One for September 24, 1914: Western Front Germans retake and then lose again Peronne on river Somme. Joffre orders shell economies, reduces daily issue to …
War Diary of World War One for Wednesday, September 23, 1914: Western Front Rupprecht’s Sixth Army completes transfer from Lorraine to Artois, which was begun on September 16. Aisne: Battlefront …
War Diary of World War One for Tuesday, September 22, 1914: Sea War North Sea: 3 old British cruisers Aboukir, Cressy and Hogue torpedoed and sunk within an hour by …
War Diary of World War One for Monday, September 21, 1914: Western Front French reoccupy Noyon and dispute Lassigny until next day. Bavarian III Corps advance on St Mihiel, thus …
War Diary of World War One for Sunday, September 20, 1914: Western Front Meuse: Crown Prince William launches 3 corps from west of Metz in drive towards St Mihiel (until …
War Diary of World War One for Saturday, September 19, 1914: Western Front Champagne: French Fifth Army engaged around Reims until September 21. Sea War North Sea: Royal Marines Brigade …
War Diary of World War One for Friday, September 18, 1914: Western Front Aisne: Joffre orders Maunoury to halt at Soissons-Bailly, pending formation of new Second Army (Castelnau) northwest of …
War Diary of World War One for Thursday, September 17, 1914: Western Front Belgium: Battle of Mallnes-Aerschot ends. BELGIAN ARMY RETIRES ON ANTWERP. General Beseler’s ‘Antwerp Army Group’ formed. Somme: …
War Diary of World War One for Wednesday, September 16, 1914: Air War Far East: First attack on warship by sea-based aircraft. Japanese Farman launched from seaplane tender Wakamiya Maru …