Month: October 2014

Sir John French, dismayed by scale of casualties says he will "go up and be killed with 1 Corps". General Foch tells him he must win not die — WorldWar1 Day by Day (@WW1TheGreatWar) October 31, 2014 from Twitter http://ift.tt/1potiBK October 31, 2014 at 12:50PM To follow day by day events from 100 years ago, […]
German troops take the village of Gheluvelt from the British, who in turn take it back later in the day. #ww1 #ww1centenary — WorldWar1 Day by Day (@WW1TheGreatWar) October 31, 2014 from Twitter http://ift.tt/1potiBK October 31, 2014 at 09:45AM To follow day by day events from 100 years ago, you can follow the live streams […]
German troops break through the British line near Klein Zillebeke. General Foch agrees to support the British with French reinforcements…. — WorldWar1 Day by Day (@WW1TheGreatWar) October 30, 2014 from Twitter http://ift.tt/1potiBK October 30, 2014 at 09:40AM To follow day by day events from 100 years ago, you can follow the live streams on Twitter […]
British merchant ship, the Exford, captured and sunk in the Arabian sea. #ww1 #ww1centenary — WorldWar1 Day by Day (@WW1TheGreatWar) October 30, 2014 from Twitter http://ift.tt/1potiBK October 30, 2014 at 09:25AM To follow day by day events from 100 years ago, you can follow the live streams on Twitter or Facebook. http://ift.tt/1potiBK http://ift.tt/1mDRWDO
Sir John Jellicoe expresses his fear of the U-boat threat to the Admiralty. #ww1 #ww1centenary — WorldWar1 Day by Day (@WW1TheGreatWar) October 30, 2014 from Twitter http://ift.tt/1potiBK October 30, 2014 at 09:01AM To follow day by day events from 100 years ago, you can follow the live streams on Twitter or Facebook. http://ift.tt/1potiBK http://ift.tt/1mDRWDO
Turkish navy, including some German ships, attack the Russian Black Sea fleet. Ottoman Empire enters the war. #ww1 #ww1centenary — WorldWar1 Day by Day (@WW1TheGreatWar) October 29, 2014 from Twitter http://ift.tt/1potiBK October 29, 2014 at 07:25AM To follow day by day events from 100 years ago, you can follow the live streams on Twitter or […]
German offensive against British sector begins at 0530h. #ww1 #ww1centenary — WorldWar1 Day by Day (@WW1TheGreatWar) October 29, 2014 from Twitter http://ift.tt/1potiBK October 29, 2014 at 05:30AM To follow day by day events from 100 years ago, you can follow the live streams on Twitter or Facebook. http://ift.tt/1potiBK http://ift.tt/1mDRWDO
Indian troops in hand to hand fighting against the Germans in Neuve Chapelle. Subadar Malla Singh first Indian to be awarded Military Cross — WorldWar1 Day by Day (@WW1TheGreatWar) October 28, 2014 from Twitter http://ift.tt/1potiBK October 28, 2014 at 07:31PM To follow day by day events from 100 years ago, you can follow the live […]
British cabinet decides to keep sinking of battleship HMS Audacious, by a mine, a secret in order to avoid bolstering German morale. #ww1 — WorldWar1 Day by Day (@WW1TheGreatWar) October 28, 2014 from Twitter http://ift.tt/1potiBK October 28, 2014 at 06:35PM To follow day by day events from 100 years ago, you can follow the live […]
Von Falkenhayn tells his commanders that reinforcements are needed if a breakthrough is to take place. #ww1 #ww1centenary #fww — WorldWar1 Day by Day (@WW1TheGreatWar) October 27, 2014 from Twitter http://ift.tt/1potiBK October 27, 2014 at 04:20PM To follow day by day events from 100 years ago, you can follow the live streams on Twitter or […]
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Charting the daily events of World War One, this history project aims to provide a bite-sized and engaging way to follow the events of 100 years ago. Using a variety of sources, I aim to refer to the main events of the war on the centenary of their occurrence. However, it's not just about the main events, I have also taken time to research lesser known events in order to help the reader to feel engaged with the scope of the war.
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