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Great War events that took place on 8 September.
1914 (Tuesday)
| Western Front | ▶ Battle of the Marne (continued). Germans forced back over the river. General Foch's decisive move. | ▶ Nancy vainly attacked. Troyon bombarded. |
| Eastern Front | ▶ Galicia: Fierce battle round Rava-Ruska. | ▶ Mikolajow (Carpathians) captured by Brusilov's army. |
| Naval and Overseas Operations | HMS Oceanic is wrecked off the north coast of Scotland. | |
| Political | David Lloyd George: Speech on the need for economy.[a] |
1915 (Wednesday)
| Home Front | ▶ Zeppelin air raid on East Suffolk and London concludes. Civilian casualties: 18 killed (inc. 6 children) and 37 injured (inc. 13 children). Military casualties: 1 injured. | ▶ Another Zeppelin air raid on North Riding, Norfolk and London begins. |
Notes
- ↑ "Silver Bullet" speech at Local Government Board to Deputation from the Association of Municipal Corporations. Points out necessity for curtailing expenditure and foretells heavy outgoings.
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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