On This Day - 28 December 1914
Theatre definitions:
Western Front comprises the Franco-German-Belgian front and any
military action in Great Britain, Switzerland, Scandinavia and Holland.
Eastern Front comprises the German-Russian, Austro-Russian and
Austro-Romanian fronts. Southern Front comprises the
Austro-Italian and Balkan (including Bulgaro-Romanian) fronts, and
Dardanelles. Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres comprises
Egypt, Tripoli, the Sudan, Asia Minor (including Transcaucasia), Arabia,
Mesopotamia, Syria, Persia, Afghanistan, Turkestan, China, India, etc.
Naval and Overseas Operations comprises operations on the seas
(except where carried out in combination with troops on land) and in
Colonial and Overseas theatres, America, etc. Political, etc.
comprises political and internal events in all countries, including Notes,
speeches, diplomatic, financial, economic and domestic matters.
Source: Chronology of the War (1914-18, London; copyright expired)
Western Front
Village of St. Georges, near Nieuport, recovered by the Belgians and French.
Eastern Front
Poland: Germans in retreat; entrench west of Bzura.
Southern Front
Montenegrins repel Austrians at Grahovo.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres
Armenia: Turks repulsed from Sarikamish; they begin a disastrous retreat.
Naval and Overseas Operations
North Sea: Drifting German mines destroy eight vessels.
