On This Day - 28 August 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
Germans capture Fort Manonviller (Avricourt).
British on line Noyon-Chauny-La Fere: British cavalry successful near latter.
Fall of Longwy.
Eastern Front
Russians beat Austrians at Lutzow (Galicia).
East Prussia: Russians approach Konigsberg in the north: but in the south the Battle of Tannenberg continues against them.
Naval and Overseas Operations
Battle of Bight of Heligoland: the German cruisers "Mainz", "Koln", and "Ariadne" sunk.
