Post by chris on Jan 4, 2010 15:04:58 GMT -8
December 1, 1914, 95 years ago....Voyage of von Spee's Squadron - Having weathered some fierce storms off the coast of Chile, Admiral Graf von Spee's Far Eastern Squadron successfully rounds Cape Horn en route to the Falkland Islands.
December 2, 1914, 95 years ago....Austro-Hungarian Invasion of Serbia - Serbian forces under the veteran Putnik retreat back accros the Kolubra River, reaching good defensive positions. The slowly advancing Austrian armies secure Valjevo. To the north, Serbian forces withdraw, abandoning Belgrade, which in turn is occupied by the Austro-Hungarian army.
December 3, 1914, 95 years ago....Campaigns in Galicia - Austro-Hungarian 4th Army advances to engage the Russian 3rd Army in the towns of Lapanov and Limanova.
December 5-17, 1914, 95 years ago....Campaigns in Galicia - Start of the Battle of Limanova; Despite the determined resistance of the Russian 3rd Army, the Austrian 4th Army is victorious, halting the Russian advance on Cracow.
December 6, 1914, 95 years ago....Third Austro-Hungarian Invasion of Serbia - Serbian army is victorious over the Austrians at Kolubra River....Campaigns in Poland - The Russian army makes a voluntary withdrawal from Lodz.
December 8, 1914, 95 years ago.....Third Austro-Hungarian Invasion of Serbia - Austrians suffer a crushing defeat by the Serbian army south of Belgrade....Campaigns in Galicia - Boroveic's Austro-Hungarian 3rd Army siezes the opportunity (December 8 -15) to attack the Russian 8th Army's exposed southern flanks.
December 8, 1914, 95 Years ago....Voyage of Von Spee's Squadron - Battle of Falkland Islands - Admiral Graf von Spee's Far Eastern Squadron is engaged by the British squadron off the Falklands and destroyed. Among the 1,800 men killed are Von Spee and his two sons.
December 9, 1914, 95 years ago....Campaigns in Poland - Battle for Warsaw - Warsaw is bombarded by the Germans, followed by heavy fighting between the German and Russian armies.
December 12, 1914, 95 years ago....Campaigns in Galicia - Austro-Hungarian Army launches a counter-offensive against the Russian Army from Hungary, recapturing the key Carpathian passes. The Russian 8th Army is forced to withdraw; the planned invasion of Hungary is prevented.
December 14, 1914, 95 years ago....Pacific - The German armed merchant cruiser, Cormoran, is interned at Guam.
December 15, 1914, 95 years ago....Third Austro-Hungarian Invasion of Serbia - Serbian army recaptures Belgrade; Austro-Hungarian army is forced to withdraw from Serbia, ending the third invasion of Serbia.
December 16, 1914, 95 years ago....War at Sea - The English coastal towns of Whitby, Hartlepool, and Scarborough are bombarded by German cruisers.
December 17, 1914, 95 years ago....Campaigns in Galicia - Despite determined resistance by the Russian 3rd Army, the Austro-Hungarian 4th Army, supported by the German 47th Reserve Division, defeats the Russians, forcing them to retreat to the east. The Russian threat to Cracow is eliminated.
December 21, 1914, 95 years ago....Adriatic - The French flagship, Jean Bart, is damaged after being torpedoed in the Adriatic Sea by the Austrian submarine, U2.
December 22, 1914, 95 years ago....Caucasus and Armenia - The Turkish 3rd Army, led by Turkish war minister, Enver Pasha, launches a large-scale offensive into the Russian Caucasus towards the town of Sarikamish.
December 25, 1914, 95 years ago....Western Front - German soldiers place lighted Christmas trees at the edge of their trenches and both British and German soldiers sing Christmas carols to each other. All firing stopped as soldiers from both sides moved into No Man's Land to bury dead and exchange gifts. Allied commanders issued orders to shoot anyone fraternizing with the enemy in subsequent years.... Southwest Africa - South African troops land at Walvis Bay.
December 29, 1914, 95 years ago....Mesopotamia and Persia - Turkish troops invade and occupy Tabriz in northwest Persia, staging a short occupation before being driven back to the Persian border by a Russian counterattack.
December 2, 1914, 95 years ago....Austro-Hungarian Invasion of Serbia - Serbian forces under the veteran Putnik retreat back accros the Kolubra River, reaching good defensive positions. The slowly advancing Austrian armies secure Valjevo. To the north, Serbian forces withdraw, abandoning Belgrade, which in turn is occupied by the Austro-Hungarian army.
December 3, 1914, 95 years ago....Campaigns in Galicia - Austro-Hungarian 4th Army advances to engage the Russian 3rd Army in the towns of Lapanov and Limanova.
December 5-17, 1914, 95 years ago....Campaigns in Galicia - Start of the Battle of Limanova; Despite the determined resistance of the Russian 3rd Army, the Austrian 4th Army is victorious, halting the Russian advance on Cracow.
December 6, 1914, 95 years ago....Third Austro-Hungarian Invasion of Serbia - Serbian army is victorious over the Austrians at Kolubra River....Campaigns in Poland - The Russian army makes a voluntary withdrawal from Lodz.
December 8, 1914, 95 years ago.....Third Austro-Hungarian Invasion of Serbia - Austrians suffer a crushing defeat by the Serbian army south of Belgrade....Campaigns in Galicia - Boroveic's Austro-Hungarian 3rd Army siezes the opportunity (December 8 -15) to attack the Russian 8th Army's exposed southern flanks.
December 8, 1914, 95 Years ago....Voyage of Von Spee's Squadron - Battle of Falkland Islands - Admiral Graf von Spee's Far Eastern Squadron is engaged by the British squadron off the Falklands and destroyed. Among the 1,800 men killed are Von Spee and his two sons.
December 9, 1914, 95 years ago....Campaigns in Poland - Battle for Warsaw - Warsaw is bombarded by the Germans, followed by heavy fighting between the German and Russian armies.
December 12, 1914, 95 years ago....Campaigns in Galicia - Austro-Hungarian Army launches a counter-offensive against the Russian Army from Hungary, recapturing the key Carpathian passes. The Russian 8th Army is forced to withdraw; the planned invasion of Hungary is prevented.
December 14, 1914, 95 years ago....Pacific - The German armed merchant cruiser, Cormoran, is interned at Guam.
December 15, 1914, 95 years ago....Third Austro-Hungarian Invasion of Serbia - Serbian army recaptures Belgrade; Austro-Hungarian army is forced to withdraw from Serbia, ending the third invasion of Serbia.
December 16, 1914, 95 years ago....War at Sea - The English coastal towns of Whitby, Hartlepool, and Scarborough are bombarded by German cruisers.
December 17, 1914, 95 years ago....Campaigns in Galicia - Despite determined resistance by the Russian 3rd Army, the Austro-Hungarian 4th Army, supported by the German 47th Reserve Division, defeats the Russians, forcing them to retreat to the east. The Russian threat to Cracow is eliminated.
December 21, 1914, 95 years ago....Adriatic - The French flagship, Jean Bart, is damaged after being torpedoed in the Adriatic Sea by the Austrian submarine, U2.
December 22, 1914, 95 years ago....Caucasus and Armenia - The Turkish 3rd Army, led by Turkish war minister, Enver Pasha, launches a large-scale offensive into the Russian Caucasus towards the town of Sarikamish.
December 25, 1914, 95 years ago....Western Front - German soldiers place lighted Christmas trees at the edge of their trenches and both British and German soldiers sing Christmas carols to each other. All firing stopped as soldiers from both sides moved into No Man's Land to bury dead and exchange gifts. Allied commanders issued orders to shoot anyone fraternizing with the enemy in subsequent years.... Southwest Africa - South African troops land at Walvis Bay.
December 29, 1914, 95 years ago....Mesopotamia and Persia - Turkish troops invade and occupy Tabriz in northwest Persia, staging a short occupation before being driven back to the Persian border by a Russian counterattack.