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Prussian General der Infanterie, Ewald von Lochow, 1914. Image courtesy Wartenberg Trust.

Prussian General der Infanterie, Ewald von Lochow, 1914. Image courtesy Wartenberg Trust.

  • German Crown Prince Wilhelm relinquishes command of the 5th German army at Verdun. He is succeeded by Prussian General der Infanterie, Ewald von Lochow.
  • French aircraft bomb Thionville in north eastern France
  • German troops on the Eastern Front cross the Neajlovu River, 25 kms south-west of Bucharest
  • Allied forces land at Piraeus in Greece
  • The Greek Government refuses Admiral du Fournet’s demand for surrender of guns