Australia Invades German New Guinea, Wins Battle of Bita Paka, September 11, 1914

The Illinois Monument is dedicated at Cheatham Hill in what is now the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. Date: June 27, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 27 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1914Second Russification in Finnish Schools Intensifies Russian…

World War I: The creation of the Canadian Automobile Machine Gun Brigade, the first fully mechanized unit in the British Army. Date: September 9, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 9 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1914Austria-Hungary Ultimatum to Serbia…

World War I: The Battle of Halen a.k.a. Battle of the Silver Helmets a clash between large Belgian and German cavalry formations at Halen, Belgium. Date: August 12, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 12 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

World War I: The British Expeditionary Force and the French Fifth Army begin their Great Retreat before the German Army. Date: August 23, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 23 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1914Ypiranga Incident: German Arms Shipment…

World War I: Battle of Stallupönen: The German army of General Hermann von François defeats the Russian force commanded by Paul von Rennenkampf near modern-day Nesterov, Russia. Date: August 17, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 17 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today) More…