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Great War events that took place on 7 December.
1914 (Monday)
| Western Front | ▶ Vain German efforts to cross the Yser near Pervyse. | ▶ Indian Expeditionary Force completed by arrival of Sirhind Brigade from Egypt. | |
| Eastern Front | ▶ Battle for Warsaw begun by the Germans. | ▶ Russian attacks in East Prussia. | ▶ Galicia: Northern sector of the forts of Cracow bombarded by the Russians. |
| Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres | ▶ Mesopotamia: British success at Mezera. | ▶ Turks driven back south of Batoum (Transcaucasia). | |
| Naval and Overseas Operations | South Africa: Rebel General Beyers defeated at Bothaville and drowned on his flight in the Vaal River. | ||
| Political | French Bourse re-opens. |
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.
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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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