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Great War events that took place on 13 August.
1914 (Thursday)
| Western Front | ▶ Belgium: German check at Eghezee; Neufchateau occupied by Crown Prince. | ▶ France: Germans seize La Garde. |
| Southern Front | First Austrian invasion of Serbia begun: Austrians force passage of the Drina. | |
| Naval and Overseas Operations | East Africa: British naval forces bombard and raid Dar-es-Salaam. |
1915 (Friday)
| Home Front | Zeppelin air raid on East Suffolk and Essex concludes. Civilian casualties: 6 killed and 24 injured (inc. 9 children). |
| Western Front | German attacks in Argonne repulsed. Germans bombard Raon l'Etape (Argonne). |
| Eastern Front | Germans thrust back after three days' fighting from Vlodava (on the Upper Bug). |
| Southern Front | Italian progress on the Carso and advance in Sexten valley (Carn.). |
| Naval and Overseas Operations | French torpedo boat destroyer sinks Austrian submarine in Adriatic. |
| Political | Bulgarian Premier, M. Radoslavov, explains Bulgaria's aims, etc., to American press.[a] |
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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