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SMS Emden 1919. Imperial War Museum. Licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.

SMS Emden 1919. Imperial War Museum. Licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.

  • The German light cruiser SMS Emden captures the Greek collier Pontoporos in the Indian Ocean. This is the Emden’s first capture; by October 1914 she captures or sinks 21 vessels.
  • German and Austrian representatives are expelled from Egypt
  • The Battle of the Marne ends
  • Semlin (Syrmia) is occupied by Serbian forces