10-1914

War Diary of World War One for Saturday, October 31, 1914: Far East Tsingtao: Final Japanese bombardment begins on Emperor’s birthday, oil tanks hit. Western Front BATTLE OF YPRES, Phase […]

War Diary of World War One for Friday, October 30, 1914: Western Front Ypres: 2 British battalions repel German 40th Division (700 casualties) north of Armentieres, but Germans capture Zandvoorde

War Diary of World War One for Thursday, October 29, 1914 Middle East TURKEY ENTERS WAR. Egypt: 2,000 Bedouin reported to be raiding Sinai frontier. Sea War Black Sea: Goeben,

War Diary of World War One for Wednesday, October 28, 1914: Eastern Front Poland: Russians recover Lodz and Radom (by Cossacks). Galicia: Austrians beaten at Sambor. Re-supply of Przemysl (until

War Diary of World War One for Tuesday, October 27, 1914: Sea War Atlantic – FIRST DREAD­NOUGHT LOST: British battleship Audacious sunk by mines laid off 26 miles (ca. 42

War Diary of World War One for Monday, October 26, 1914: Home Fronts Austria: Sarajevo Trial defendants found guilty (all plead so except Princip), verdict and sentences on October 29,

War Diary of World War One for Sunday, October 25, 1914: Western Front Flanders: At 1600 hours Belgians open Nieuport sluices to flood area east of Nieuport-Dixmude railway, but water

War Diary of World War One for Saturday, October 24, 1914: Western Front Flanders: British 7th Division expels Germans from Polygon Wood. French marines in Dixmude repel 15 attacks. Germans

War Diary of World War One for Friday, October 23, 1914: Western Front Flanders: French 42nd Division of 7,000 Marne veterans enters line at Nieuport. British recapture Pilkem trenches. Heavy

War Diary of World War One for Thursday, October 22, 1914: Western Front Flanders: Belgian 2nd Division re-enters Lombaertzyde but at night German III Reserve Corps bridges river Yser near

War Diary of World War One for Wednesday, October 21, 1914: Western Front Flanders: German attack on Dixmude fails (and on October 23); now 7 divisions attacking the Belgian sector.

War Diary of World War One for Tuesday, October 20, 1914: Eastern Front Poland: GERMANS BEGIN PLANNED RETREAT FROM BEFORE WARSAW and abandon siege of Ivangorod. Home Fronts Germany: There

War Diary of World War One for Monday, October 19, 1914: Western Front FIRST BATTLE OF YPRES begins until November 22. British and French join British 7th Division as German

War Diary of World War One for Sunday, October 18, 1914: Western Front Flanders: Germans take Roulers and thwart BEF Cavalry Corps attack. German III Reserve Corps captures 2 of

War Diary of World War One for Saturday, October 17, 1914: Western Front Flanders: ALLIED OFFEN­SIVE ENDS with capture of Herlies and BEF 4th Division entry into Armentieres. New German

War Diary of World War One for Friday, October 16, 1914: Western Front Flanders – BATTLE OF THE YSER BEGINS (until October 31): Germans attack Dixmude. Belgians retire from Houthulst

War Diary of World War One for Thursday, October 15, 1914: Eastern Front Poland: FIRST BATTLE OF WARSAW (until October 23) all along Vistula; 4 German corps against 4 Russian

War Diary of World War One for Wednesday, October 14, 1914: Western Front Flanders: Germans occupy Bruges. Allenby’s cavalry reach Kemmel and Messines, link with IV Corps; British III Corps

War Diary of World War One for Tuesday, October 13, 1914: Western Front Battle of Armentieres (until November 2). Allied offensive with Lieutenant B. Montgomery (1st Regiment Warwicks, 4th Divisions)

War Diary of World War One for Monday, October 12, 1914: Home Fronts Austria: ‘Trial of Gavrilo Princip and his associates for high treason’ at Sarajevo. South Africa: Martial law