On This Day - 24 December 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 bomb German airsheds at Brussels.
Dover bombed by German aeroplane.
French successes at Perthes-les-Hurlus (Champagne) and Consenvoye (Meuse).
Eastern Front
Reported rising of Romanians in Transylvania.
Naval and Overseas Operations
Portguese Colony of Angola (south-west Africa) invaded by Germans.
Political, etc.
Morocco: Great Britain recognises French Protectorate.
134,000 German and 225,000 Austrian prisoners claimed by Russia to date.
