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1914 (Thursday)
| Western Front | ▶ Battle of the Yser: Germans take Ramscapelle. The Belgians open the sluices of the canal. | ▶ Heavy fighting round Festubert (La Bassée). |
| Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres | Egypt: Beduin tribes raid the frontier. | |
| Naval and Overseas Operations | Turkish fleet attacks Odessa, Novorossisk, and Theodosia, and sinks Russian destroyer, etc. | |
| Political | ▶ Great Britain: Lord Fisher appointed First Sea Lord. | ▶ Turkey enters the war on the German side.[a] |
Notes
- ↑ Turkey enters the war on the side of the Central Powers. Telegram from Petrograd states that German-Turkish warships SMS Breslau and SMS Hamidia bombarded simultaneously and unexpectedly the unfortified seaside towns of Theodosia and Novorossisk respectively.