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Western Front	Belgians cross the Yser and establish themselves on right bank of Dixmude.
Eastern Front	▶ Poland: Germans succeed in crossing the Bzura River at two points.	▶ Galicia: Russians compelled to raise the siege of Cracow.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres	Egypt: Arrival of Australian and New Zealand troops at Cairo.
Political	Germany: Captain of the SMS Yorck sentenced to two years' detention for loss of ship.

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-==1914==
+==[[1914]] (Wednesday)==
+{| class="wikitable timeline"
-===Western Front===
+|-
-*Belgians cross the [[Yser (river)|Yser]] and establish themselves on right bank of [[Dixmude]].
-===Eastern Front===
+|'''Western Front'''
+|Belgians cross the [[Yser (river)|Yser]] and establish themselves on right bank of [[Dixmude]].
-*[[Poland]]: Germans succeed in crossing the [[Bzura (river)|Bzura River]] at two points.
+|-
-*[[Galicia]]: Russians compelled to raise the siege of [[Cracow]].
+|'''Eastern Front'''
-===Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres===
+|{{tb}} [[Poland]]: Germans succeed in crossing the [[Bzura (river)|Bzura River]] at two points.
-*[[Egypt]]: Arrival of Australian and [[New Zealand]] [[troops]] at Cairo.
+|{{tb}} [[Galicia]]: Russians compelled to raise the siege of [[Cracow]].
-===Political===
+|-
-*[[Germany]]: Captain of the {{SMS|Yorck}} sentenced to two years' detention for loss of ship.
+|'''Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres'''
+|[[Egypt]]: Arrival of Australian and [[New Zealand]] [[troops]] at [[Cairo]].
-==References/notes==
+|-
-{{Gleichen-123}}
+|'''Political'''
-{{reflist}}
+|[[Germany]]: Captain of the {{SMS|Yorck}} sentenced to two years' detention for loss of ship.
-<noinclude>
+|}
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+<noinclude>{{sources}}
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