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==[[1914]] (Tuesday)==
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*{{WF}} [[Belgium]]: Germans occupy [[Tirlemont]]. ▼
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** [[Lorraine]]: French advance and cut line between [[Metz]] and [[Strassburg]] at [[Saarburg]].▼
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*{{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>▼
*{{SF}} Austrians defeated at [[Shabats]].▼
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|'''Southern Front'''
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==[[1915]] (Wednesday)==
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*{{HF}} [[Zeppelin]] [[air raid]] on Kent, Essex and London concludes. Civilian casualties: 10 killed (inc. one child) and 48 injured (inc. 12 children). ▼
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*{{WF}} French capture position on [[Ablain]]-Angres road ([[Vimy]]), and [[trench]] on [[Schratzmännele]] crest ([[Vosges]]).▼
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*{{SF}} Italian progress towards [[Tolmino]] and in Upper Rienz (Julian).▼
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*{{NO}} Russian naval success in [[Gulf of Riga]]. ▼
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** German Fleet retires losing two cruisers (including {{SMS|Moltke}}) and eight torpedo boats. ▼
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** Russian gunboat ''Sivuch'' sunk.▼
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*{{PO}} Offices of "Labour Leader" raided.▼
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|'''Political'''
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[[Category:Great War events in August|18]]
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