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Line 1: <noinclude>{{~~CalendarGW~~Calendar\|August}}{{Date~~-introtext-GW~~ intro}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__ ==[[1914]] (Tuesday)== {\| class="wikitable timeline" {{WF}} [[Belgium]]: Germans occupy [[Tirlemont]]. ▼ \|- * [[Lorraine]]: French advance and cut line between [[Metz]] and [[Strassburg]] at [[Saarburg]].▼ \|'''Western Front''' {{EF}} [[Galicia]]: Russian invasion from the east under [[Brusilov]] and Russki begun.<ref>Southern Russian army enters [[Galicia]] in three columns, following three separate railways converging on [[Lemberg]]. Second Russian Army (General Russki) crossing frontier [[14 August]], 1914, captures town of [[Sokal]]. Third Russian Army ([[General Brusilov]]) moving westward menaces Second Austrian Army by way of Tarnopol and valley of Sereth.</ref>▼ ▲\|{{WFtb}} [[Belgium]]: Germans occupy [[Tirlemont (Belgium)\|Tirlemont]]. {{SF}} Austrians defeated at [[Shabats]].▼ ▲* \|{{tb}} [[Lorraine]]: French advance and cut line between [[Metz]] and [[Strassburg]] at [[Saarburg]]. \|- \|'''Eastern Front''' ▲{{EF}} \|[[Galicia]]: Russian invasion from the east under [[Brusilov]] and Russki begun.<ref group="lower-alpha">Southern Russian army enters [[Galicia]] in three columns, following three separate railways converging on [[Lemberg]]. Second Russian Army (General Russki) crossing frontier [[14 August]], 1914, captures town of [[Sokal]]. Third Russian Army ([[General Brusilov]]) moving westward menaces Second Austrian Army by way of Tarnopol and valley of Sereth.</ref> \|- \|'''Southern Front''' ▲{{SF}} \|Austrians defeated at [[Shabats]]. \|} ==[[1915]] (Wednesday)== {\| class="wikitable timeline" {{HF}} [[Zeppelin]] [[air raid]] on Kent, Essex and London concludes. Civilian casualties: 10 killed (inc. one child) and 48 injured (inc. 12 children). ▼ \|- {{WF}} French capture position on [[Ablain]]-Angres road ([[Vimy]]), and [[trench]] on [[Schratzmännele]] crest ([[Vosges]]).▼ \|'''Home Front''' {{SF}} Italian progress towards [[Tolmino]] and in Upper Rienz (Julian).▼ ▲{{HF}} \|[[Zeppelin]] [[air raid]] on Kent, Essex and [[London]] concludes. Civilian casualties: 10 killed (inc. one child) and 48 injured (inc. 12 children). {{NO}} Russian naval success in [[Gulf of Riga]]. ▼ \|- * German Fleet retires losing two cruisers (including {{SMS\|Moltke}}) and eight torpedo boats. ▼ \|'''Western Front''' ** Russian gunboat ''Sivuch'' sunk.▼ ▲{{WF}} \|French capture position on [[Ablain (Vimy)\|Ablain]]-Angres road ([[Vimy]]), and [[trench]] on [[Schratzmännele]] crest ([[Vosges]]). {{PO}} Offices of "Labour Leader" raided.▼ \|- \|'''Southern Front''' ~~==References/notes==~~ ▲{{SF}} \|Italian progress towards [[Tolmino]] and in Upper Rienz (Julian). ~~{{Gleichen-123}}{{reflist}}~~ \|- <noinclude>▼ \|'''Naval and Overseas Operations''' ▲\|{{NOtb}} Russian naval success in [[Gulf of Riga]]. ▲ \|{{tb}} German Fleet retires losing two cruisers (including {{SMS\|Moltke}}) and eight torpedo boats. ▲ \|{{tb}} Russian gunboat ''Sivuch'' sunk. \|- \|'''Political''' ▲*{{PO}} \|Offices of "Labour Leader" raided. \|} {{notes}}<!--{{refs}}--> ▲<noinclude>{{sources}} [[Category:Great War events by day\|231]] [[Category:Great War events in August\|18]] </noinclude> {{timeline styles}}