Diary December 7, 1914

12-1914, Diary WWI, War Diary, Year 1914 / 1 minute of reading

Siberian visit to East Prussia – so this contemporary photography from the winter of 1914-15 is called.

War Diary World War One for Monday, December 7, 1914:

Eastern Front

East Prussia: Russian attacks.
Poland – Second Battle of Warsaw (until December 30): German offensive.
Galicia: Russians bombard forts north of Cracow.

Western Front

Flanders: French recapture Vermelles, Le Rutoire and trenches near Carency. Joffre instructs Foch to start – in liaison with the British – limited offensives in Yser sector of Ypres Salient.

Southern Fronts

Serbia: Serb Third Army outflanks Kremenika hill defenses aiding Second Army drive on Lazarevac, they take 6,501 PoWs and 28 guns.

Middle East

Mesopotamia: 3,700 British and 16 guns renew attack against 3,000 Turks with 10 guns. Another Royal Navy launch disabled, but they hold Tigris bank.

African Fronts

South Africa: Rebel General Beyers defeated, drowned fleeing (with c. 25 followers) in river Vaal.

Politics

USA: Congress’ private arms embargo bills brought (but shelved in January).

Home Fronts

France: Paris Bourse reopens.
Britain: Compulsory registration of Belgian refugees.
Japan: Diet opens with Emperor’s speech.

About The Author

Kretaner

My name is Norman 'Kretaner' and since my childhood I am interested in history and strategy games. Later, I have learned programming and the development of computer games, and finally with the Internet, also web design. I'm in the fortunate position to combine all my interests with my work and to live on a place of my choice, on Crete. All information, figures, specifications and statistics used here had been compiled from a variety of sources and the large, over decades collected, library of the author about military history, WW2 and weapons.