Year 1914

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 […]

War Diary of World War One for Sunday, October 11, 1914: Eastern Front Poland: Germans take Sochaczew on river Bzura 30 miles (ca. 48 km) west of Warsaw. Russian Fourth,

War Diary of World War One for Saturday, October 10, 1914: Western Front FORMAL CAPITULATION OF ANTWERP TO GERMANS: Deguise offers his sword at Fort Ste Marie (Belgian garrison having

War Diary of World War One for Friday, October 9, 1914: Eastern Front Poland: Austro-Germans approach Ivangorod fortress (Schwarz) on river Vistula. Galicia: Austrians relieve Przemysl. Western Front Antwerp: 1,560

War Diary of World War One for Thursday, October 8, 1914: Western Front Flanders: Foch takes supreme command as Joffre’s assistant of Allied armies between Lille and the coast. Sir

War Diary of World War One for Wednesday, October 7, 1914: Western Front Belgium: Evacuation of Allied forces begins. 4 German brigades cross river Scheldt and threaten their line of

War Diary of World War One for Tuesday, October 6, 1914: Eastern Front Poland and Galicia: General Russian retreat, having lost 8,000 men and 9 guns to Germans since September

War Diary of World War One for Monday, October 5, 1914: Air War Western Front: First air combat victory by an machine-gun-armed Allied plane: Sergeant Frantz and Corporal Quenault (French)

War Diary of World War One for Sunday, October 4, 1914: Eastern Front Tsar arrives at STAVKA, visits Osovyets on October 8. Poland: ­AUSTRO-GERMAN OFFEN­SIVE TOWARDS WARSAW BEGINS. Austrian First

War Diary of World War One for Saturday, October 3, 1914: Western Front Flanders: Germans briefly occupy Ypres. Landwehr enters Tournai. Belgium: Antwerp outer defenses now in German hands. Foreign

War Diary of World War One for Friday, October 2, 1914: Western Front Near Arras Maud’huy is under heavy pressure from 3 German corps until October 6. Sir J French

War Diary of World War One for Thursday, October 1, 1914: Western Front TRANSFER OF BEF FROM THE AISNE TO FLANDERS BEGINS (until October 20) with the cavalry. BEF will

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