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Great War events that took place on 8 November.
1914 (Sunday)
| Western Front | ▶ Battle along line Dixmude-Ypres-La Bassée-Arras continues: German attacks repulsed. | ▶ French continue to advance in the Argonne, and occupy Vregny (Aisne). |
| Eastern Front | East Prussia: Russians re-enter Eydtkuhnen and Stallupönen; they advance into the Imperial forest of Rominten. | |
| Southern Front | Serbia: Third Austrian invasion begins; advances on three lines, viz., towards (i) Nish, (ii) Shabats, (iii) Valyevo. | |
| Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres | Mesopotamia: Fao on Persian Gulf occupied by British. | |
| Naval and Overseas Operations | ▶ South Africa: Rebels routed at Sandfontein. | ▶ Russians sink four Turkish transports in Black Sea. |
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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