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Great War events that took place on 25 October.
1914 (Sunday)
| Western Front | ▶ Vain German efforts to break through the Allied lines at Dixmude, Ypres, La Bassée and Arras. | ▶ Vermelles re-occupied by the Germans. |
| Eastern Front | Germans in full retreat in Poland. | |
| Naval and Overseas Operations | ▶ South Africa: Rebels routed at Calvinia. | ▶ Destruction of German submarine SM U-19 by HMS Badger announced. |
| Political | ▶ Great Britain: Death of Sir Charles Douglas, Chief of General Staff. | ▶ Germany: General von Moltke, Chief of the German General Staff, "unwell", his duties undertaken by General von Falkenhayn. |
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.
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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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.
For further details and a full list of sources, click here.