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Western Front	▶ Belgium: Battles near Tirlemont, St. Trond, and Diest.	▶ Lorraine: German counter-offensive from Metz; vain attacks at Spincourt and Blamont.
Naval and Overseas Operations	German cruisers Goeben and Breslau enter Dardanelles.
Political	Great Britain: The Press Bureau constituted.

1915 (Wednesday)

Western Front	German attacks in Argonne and Vosges repulsed.
Eastern Front	Dvinsk evacuated.
Southern Front	▶ British attack in Gallipoli dies away.	▶ Powerful Austro-German concentration announced in southern Hungary.
Political	Paris "Temps" publishes text of secret memorandum to German Chancellor from six leading economic organisations in Germany.^[a]

Notes

↑ The Memorandum defines Germany's aims (economic), which include an enduring peace and an extension of German power "with territorial gains, including the possession of seaports on the Franco-Belgian coast and the fortresses of Verdun and Belfort."

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[1] The Memorandum defines Germany's aims (economic), which include an enduring peace and an extension of German power "with territorial gains, including the possession of seaports on the Franco-Belgian coast and the fortresses of Verdun and Belfort."

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+{| class="timeline"
-*{{WF}} - [[Belgium]]: Battles near [[Tirlemont]], [[St. Trond]], and [[Diest]].
+|-
-**&nbsp;[[Lorraine]]: German counter-offensive from [[Metz]]; vain attacks at [[Spincourt]] and [[Blamont]].
+|'''Western Front'''
-*{{NO}} - German cruisers ''[[Goeben]]'' and ''[[Breslau]]'' enter [[Dardanelles]].
+|{{tb}} [[Belgium]]: Battles near [[Tirlemont (Belgium)|Tirlemont]], [[St. Trond (Belgium)|St. Trond]], and [[Diest (Belgium)|Diest]].
-*{{PO}} - [[Great Britain]]: The Press Bureau constituted.
+|{{tb}} [[Lorraine]]: German counter-offensive from [[Metz]]; vain attacks at [[Spincourt (Lorraine)|Spincourt]] and [[Blamont (Lorraine)|Blamont]].
+|-
+|'''Naval and Overseas Operations'''
+|German cruisers ''[[Goeben]]'' and ''[[Breslau]]'' enter [[Dardanelles]].
+|-
+|'''Political'''
+|[[Great Britain]]: The Press Bureau constituted.
+|}
-==1915==
+==[[1915]] (Wednesday)==
+{| class="timeline"
-*{{WF}} - German attacks in [[Argonne]] and [[Vosges]] repulsed.
+|-
-*{{EF}} - [[Dvinsk]] evacuated.
+|'''Western Front'''
-*{{SF}} - British attack in [[Gallipoli]] dies away.
+|German attacks in [[Argonne]] and [[Vosges]] repulsed.
-**&nbsp;Powerful Austro-German concentration announced in southern Hungary.
+|-
-*{{PO}} - [[Paris]] "Temps" publishes text of secret memorandum to German Chancellor from six leading economic organisations in [[Germany]].<ref>The Memorandum defines Germany's aims (economic), which include an enduring peace and an extension of German power "with territorial gains, including the possession of seaports on the Franco-Belgian coast and the fortresses of [[Verdun]] and Belfort."</ref>
+|'''Eastern Front'''
+|[[Dvinsk]] evacuated.
-==References/notes==
+|-
-{{Gleichen-123}}
+|'''Southern Front'''
-{{reflist}}
+|{{tb}} British attack in [[Gallipoli]] dies away.
-<noinclude>
+|{{tb}} Powerful Austro-German concentration announced in southern [[Hungary]].
+|-
+|'''Political'''
+|[[Paris]] "Temps" publishes text of secret memorandum to [[Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg|German Chancellor]] from six leading economic organisations in [[Germany]].<ref group="lower-alpha">The Memorandum defines Germany's aims (economic), which include an enduring peace and an extension of German power "with territorial gains, including the possession of seaports on the Franco-Belgian coast and the fortresses of [[Verdun]] and Belfort."</ref>
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 [[Category:Great War events in August|11]]
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