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Great War events that took place on 28 August.
1914 (Friday)
| Western Front | ▶ Germans capture Fort Manonviller (Avricourt). | ▶ British on line Noyon-Chauny-La Fère: British cavalry successful near latter. | ▶ Fall of Longwy. |
| Eastern Front | ▶ Russians beat Austrians at Lützow (Galicia). | ▶ East Prussia: Russians approach the Königsberg in the north; in the south the Battle of Tannenberg continues against them. | |
| Naval and Overseas Operations | Battle of Bight of Heligoland: the German cruisers Mainz, Koln, and Ariadne sunk.[a] |
Notes
- ↑ Battle of Heligoland: 1st Battle-cruiser Squadron, under Rear-Admiral Beatty, 1st Light Cruiser Squadron, under Commodore Goodenough, and a strong force of destroyers sink 3 German cruisers and 2 destroyers, and damage many others.
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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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