Diary September 20, 1914

09-1914, Diary WWI, War Diary, Year 1914 / 1 minute of reading

Colored French soldier 1914 — Colored French soldier. In the French army – as well as with their British allies – are numerous numbers of colonial troops.

War Diary of World War One for Sunday, September 20, 1914:

Western Front

Meuse: Crown Prince William launches 3 corps from west of Metz in drive towards St Mihiel (until September 25), takes 3 villages and gains on 12-mile front, but repulsed from Fort Troyon. British Royal Marines Brigade and Oxfordshire Hussars disembark at Dunkirk.
Aisne: French Second Army reformed northwest of Noyon. German VII Reserve Corps drives Moroccan Division from three positions. BEF repulses three attacks.

Eastern Front

East Prussian Frontier: Russians abandon Augustovo; Germans besiege Osovyets fortress.
Poland: Pouring rain as General Novikov’s 25,000-strong Cavalry Corps begins raid north of Vistula, but diverted north from crossing by German advance and his report is deciphered on September 25.

Sea War

East Africa: British cruiser Pegasus surprised and sunk with 95 casualties by German light cruiser Königsberg at Zanzibar.

Home Fronts

France: War Minister asks industrialists at Bordeaux to boost shell production.

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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.