Lex Anteinternet: Sunday September 6, 1914. Day two of the First Battle of the Marne.

Saturday, September 6, 2014

Sunday September 6, 1914. Day two of the First Battle of the Marne.

Troops from the French Army and the BEF crossed the Grand Morin and Petit Morin Rivers to engage the Germans.

General Joseph Gallieni began his three day quest to gather about 600 Parisian taxicabs to carry troops to the front.

French forces surrendered in the Siege of Maugeuge.

The Austro Hungarian Army gained a foothold in Serbia.

Japanese aircraft attacked German and Austro Hungarian ships at Tsingtao.

Last edition:

Saturday, September 5, 1914. The start of the First Battle of the Marne.

Labels: 1910s, 1914, boats and ships, First Battle of the Marne, French Army, German Army, German Kriegsmarine, Imperial Japanese Navy, Siege of Tsingtao, The written word, Tsingtao (Qingdao) China, World War One

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