Diary October 21, 1914
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. […]
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Diary October 20, 1914
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
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Diary October 19, 1914
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
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Diary October 18, 1914
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
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Diary October 17, 1914
War Diary of World War One for Saturday, October 17, 1914: Western Front Flanders: ALLIED OFFENÂSIVE ENDS with capture of Herlies and BEF 4th Division entry into Armentieres. New German
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Diary October 16, 1914
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
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Diary October 15, 1914
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
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Diary October 14, 1914
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
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Diary October 13, 1914
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)
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Diary October 12, 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
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Diary October 11, 1914
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,
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Diary October 10, 1914
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
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Diary October 9, 1914
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
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Diary October 8, 1914
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
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Diary October 7, 1914
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
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