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Great War events that took place on 10 September.
1914 (Thursday)
| Western Front | ▶ Battle of the Marne ended. Germans retreat on west and centre. | ▶ Pont-à-Mousson evacuated by Germans. |
| Eastern Front | Poland: Dankl defeated in second Battle of Krasnik, Archduke Joseph defeated at Opole. | |
| Southern Front | Syrmia: Serbians occupy Semlin. | |
| Naval and Overseas Operations | ▶ East Africa: Germans occupy Kisi. | ▶ The Emden makes first appearance in Bay of Bengal.[a] |
1915 (Friday)
| Western Front | Steenstraate and Ramscapelle heavily shelled by the Germans. | |
| Eastern Front | ▶ Enemy attacks north of Vilna, serious fighting in the centre. | ▶ Russian success continued in south Galicia. |
| Southern Front | Greek officers are summoned to Athens. | |
| Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres | Disquieting news from Persia; gendarmerie disaffected and German intrigue is rife. | |
| Naval and Overseas Operations | Skirmish south of Songwe Rover (border of German East Africa). |
Notes
Sources: Various material contemporary with the war have been used to compile The Great War On This Day and its associated Index.
Text has been transcribed from two out-of-copyright sources: Chronology of the War (1918-1920), and History of the Great War – Principle Events 1914-1918 (1922). Spelling of place names are original to British use at the time. Some typos have been altered or corrected for consistency. Duplicate or identical events between these sources have been amalgamated; as a result the date and wording may differ to the original texts.
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Images come from scans or photographs of original sources, Wikimedia Commons, and the Imperial War Museum's online collections under the IWM Non-Commercial Licence. Attribution is given separately to the latter and do not come under the general licence of this site.
Advisory note: The information in these sources may not accurately represent up-to-date histories, present-day spelling of place names, or geographical boundaries. In some instances the language used may appear sexist or derogatory to the modern reader, and in rare cases, images may depict distressing scenes.
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