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Great War events that took place on 29 September.
1914 (Tuesday)
| Western Front | ▶ Battle of the Albert ends in repulse of the Germans. | ▶ Antwerp: Fort Wavre St. Catherine silenced. | ▶ The French lose Lassigny. |
| Eastern Front | East Prussian Frontier: The Germans withdraw from Niemen and raise the siege of Osovyets. | ||
| Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres | Japanese bombard Tsing-tau. | ||
| Naval and Overseas Operations | SMS Emden: Second haul of captures announced (see 10 September). | ||
| Political | ▶ Great Britain: East Coast ports closed to foreign trawlers. | ▶ David Lloyd George, Chancellor of the Exchequer, delivers speech before a great meeting of the Welsh National Conference held at Cardiff.[1] |
References
- ↑ Various authors. (1915). Great Speeches of the War. Hazell, Watson and Viney, London.
Sources: Various material contemporary with the war have been used to compile The Great War On This Day and its associated Index.
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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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