On This Day - 27 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
British fall back from St. Quentin.
Lille and Mezieres occupied by the Germans.
Namur: Last of the forts reduced.
Ostend occupied by mixed British force (Marines, etc.).
Eastern Front
Galicia: Russians capture Halicz and Tarnopol.
Naval and Overseas Operations
"Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse" sunk by H.M.S. "Highflyer".
"Magdeburg", German cruiser, destroyed in Gulf of Finland.
Political, etc.
France: M. Viviani's Ministry reconstructed: entry of MM. Millerand (War) and Delcasse (Foreign Affairs).
