Diary October 12, 1914

10-1914, Diary WWI, War Diary, Year 1914 / 1 minute of reading

Princip on trial — Princip (front row center) and other associates on trial.

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 proclaimed.

Western Front

Artois: First Battle of Artois ends though Germans counterattack. Bülow given new German Second Army. German XIX Corps reoccupy Lille.
Flanders: Allies evacuate Ostend and Zeebrugge. BEF comes into line as IV Corps and reaches Roulers together with Belgians. Battle of Messines (until November 2) involves BEF Cavalry Corps.
British II Corps (300 casualties) attacks on 8-mile front, reaches Givenchy.
Champagne: Fruitless French Fifth Army offensive (until October 15).
France: Indian Secunderabad Cavalry Brigade lands (in action at Ypres by November 1).

Eastern Front

Poland: Mackensen within 12 miles (ca. 19 km) of Warsaw as Ludendorff orders him to dig in, Hindenburg says ‘God be with us, I can do no more!’

Sea War

South Pacific: Cruisers Dresden and Leipzig join Spee at Easter Island.

Air War

France: Aerial bombs cause slight damage to Gare du Nord, Paris.
Western Front: RFC takes up permanent headquarter at St Omer.

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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.