1914 in Germany
Events in the year 1914 in Germany.
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- 3 August — World War I: Germany declares war on France
- 4 August — World War I: German troops invade neutral Belgium. The United Kingdom declares war on Germany after the latter fails to respect Belgian neutrality.[1]
- 7 August — World War I: French and British forces invade and occupy the German colony of Togoland.
- 9 August — World War I: Battle of Mulhouse begins, the opening attack of by the French army against Germany.
- 9 August — World War I: The German submarine Unterseeboot 15 is sunk by the British HMS Birmingham.[1]
- 23 August — The Republic of China cancels the German lease of Kiaochow Bay (Kiautschou).
- 23 August — World War I: A New Zealand expeditionary force occupies the German colony of German Samoa (Deutsch-Samoa), following an unopposed invasion.
- 23 August — World War I: Battle of Mons, the first major action of the war between the British Expeditionary Force and the German Army, in which the German forces are defeated.[1]
- 28 August — World War I: The Battle of Heligoland - three German cruisers are sunk by British cruisers.
- 5 September–12 September — World War I: First Battle of the Marne begins:[1] Northeast of Paris, German forces are attacked by the British Expeditionary Force and the French 6th Army. Over 2 million fight (500,000 killed/wounded) in victory for the Anglo-French forces.
- 13 September–28 September — World War I: First Battle of the Aisne involving British, French and German forces.
- 21 September — World War I: All German armed forces in German New Guinea (Deutsch-Neuguinea) surrender to the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force.
- 19 October–22 November — World War I: First Battle of Ypres fought between British, French and German forces in Ypres in Belgium.
- 1 November — World War I: Battle of Coronel fought - German forces, led by Vice-Admiral Graf Maximilian von Spee, defeat a Royal Navy squadron.
- 7 November — World War I: Following the Siege of Tsingtao, Japanese armed forces assume control of the German colonial concession at Kiaochow Bay (Kiautschou).
- 8 December — World War I: The Battle of the Falkland Islands, the German fleet is defeated by the British Royal Navy.[2]
- 24 December — World War I: German and British soldiers begin an unofficial Christmas truce.
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References
- ^ a b c d Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-14-102715-0.
- ^ The Hutchinson Factfinder. Helicon. 1999. pp. 483. ISBN 1-85986-000-1.