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Great War events that took place on 16 December.
1914 (Wednesday)
| Western Front | Russians end their retreat and make stand on Bzura-Ravka-Pilitza line (30 miles south-west of Warsaw). |
| Naval and Overseas Operations | Hartlepool, Whitby and Scarborough bombarded by German warships.[a] |
Notes
- ↑ Scarborough: enemy cruisers attacked the town about 8 a.m. Entered Scarborough Bay under the cover of dawn and mist. Bombardment lasted half and hour, 18 people killed, 100 wounded. Whitby: bombarded the same day about 9 a.m. for half and hour. The abbey and private property was slightly damaged. No damage of military importance.
Sources: Various material contemporary with the war have been used to compile The Great War On This Day and its associated Index.
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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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