Battle of Coronel
Defeats Craddock then sails around Cape Horn to scour the South Atlantic
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Explore 279 historical events and records for Germany in 1914.
Historical records for Germany in 1914
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November
Battle of Coronel
The British under Craddock fail to prevent German commerce raiding in the south Pacific. The British are outnumbered & defeated & lose 2 cruisers & 1,500 crew. Spees forces sink the HMS Good Hope & HMS Monmouth. British defeat by Admiral Spee including the Scharnhorst, Gneisenau & Nurnberg
Commander of XVIII Corps
Appointed Commander of the Ninth Army
Commander of XVIII Corps
Appointed Commander of the Ninth Army
Battle of Lodz
Hindenburg had intercepted Russian reports of the proposed invasion into Silesia, and sees an opportunity to repeat his crushing victory at the Battle of Tannenberg, by hitting the Russian flank at Lodz as it moves into Silesia.
Battle of Lodz
Hindenburg moves the German Ninth Army, under General August von Mackensen, to the Polish sector.
Battle of Lodz
Pressure on Lodz continues until December but the Germans are unable to break the Russian lines, short on ammunition, the Russians withdraw to form a new and stronger line closer to Warsaw.
Battle of Lodz
Although a Russian victory it causes the Russians to call off their offensive.
Battle of Lodz
August von Mackensen directs the successful German offensive at Lodz.
Battle of Lodz
Mackensen's Ninth Army strikes the one corps of Rennenkampfs First Army which was posted south of the Vistula and routed it, capturing 12,000 prisoners.
Battle of Lodz
The Battle of Lodz takes place from November 11 to December 6, 1914, near Lodz in Poland, fought between the German Ninth Army and the Russian First, Second, and 5th Armies, in appalling winter conditions.
First Army
Mackensens Ninth Army strikes the one corps of Rennenkampfs First Army which was posted south of the Vistula and routed it, capturing 12,000 prisoners
Invasion of Silesia
Hindenburg had intercepted Russian reports of the proposed invasion into Silesia, and sees an opportunity to repeat his crushing victory at the Battle of Tannenberg, by hitting the Russian flank at Lodz as it moves into Silesia
Ninth Army
Hindenburg moves the German Ninth Army, under General August von Mackensen, to the Polish sector
Ninth Army
The Battle of Lodz takes place from November 11 to December 6, 1914, near Lodz in Poland, fought between the German Ninth Army and the Russian First, Second, and 5th Armies, in appalling winter conditions. Mackensens Ninth Army strikes the one corps of Rennenkampfs First Army which was posted south of the Vistula and routed it, capturing 12,000 prisoners
Eastern Front Wounding
Manstein sustained a serious wound while serving on the Eastern Front in November 1914. The injury interrupted his frontline duties and was followed by a period of recovery.
German Offensive toward Ypres Continues
Rupprecht's forces continue pressure in Flanders as German armies seek to seize Ypres and the Channel approaches.
Iron Cross Second Class Award
Jodl receives the Iron Cross Second Class after his early wartime service and wounding.
December
Battle of Augustov
The Russians regroup, counterattack & recapture Augustov & move into East Prussia
Capture of Augustov
The Russians regroup, counterattack & recapture Augustov & move into East Prussia
Battle of Lodz
The Russians had repulsed the Germans and saved Warsaw, which had been the objective of the original German offensive, the Germans, for their part, had caused the Russians to abandon their offensive into Silesia
Invasion of Silesia
The Russians had repulsed the Germans and saved Warsaw, which had been the objective of the original German offensive, the Germans, for their part, had caused the Russians to abandon their offensive into Silesia
Siege of Warsaw
The Russians had repulsed the Germans and saved Warsaw, which had been the objective of the original German offensive, the Germans, for their part, had caused the Russians to abandon their offensive into Silesia
Battle of Falklands
The German Navys South American commerce raiding force is destroyed. Sturdee sinks Spees flagship, SMS Scharnhorst, together with SMS Gneisenau, SMS Nurnberg & SMS Leipzig. Spee attempts a raid on the coaling station at Stanley in the Falkland Islands, unaware the British had sent reinforcements. British reversal of the defeat at Coronel
Battle of Falklands
The Scharnhorst is sunk & von Spee drowns. Bombards the Falkland Islands not knowing of the presence of Admiral Sturdee
Death of Maximilian Johannes Hubert von Spee
Death of Maximilian Johannes Hubert von Spee
37th Reserve Corps
Marwitz is dispatched to the Eastern Front in command of the newly-established XXXVIII Reserve Corps, where it was believed that the cavalry would fare better
Battle of Yser
Commands the First Army at the Battle of Yser
Battle of Yser
Spends next 4 years guarding Belgian naval bases. Schroders marine forces are stopped at Yser
Bombing of Scarborough
Conducts an air raid on Scarborough
Eastern Front
Marwitz is dispatched to the Eastern Front in command of the newly-established XXXVIII Reserve Corps, where it was believed that the cavalry would fare better
First Army
Commands the First Army at the Battle of Yser
Ottoman Fleet Supports Strait Defence
Souchon coordinates Ottoman naval dispositions while the Dardanelles becomes a major Allied target.
Other events (month unknown)
Annexationist War Aims
Backs annexationist war aims during the First World War.
Armament
Gallwitzs corps is formed into the Army Group Gallwitz in Poland
Battle of Marne, 1st
Carries out the Schlieffen Plan but is defeated at the Battle of the Marne
Battle of Tannenberg
The Russians lose 92,000 compared to 13,000 Germans. Ludendorf & Hindenberg outflank & defeat the Russian Second Army
Battle of Ypres, 1st
Spearheads the 1st major German offensive around Ypres
Capture of Tannenberg
Advises that the 90,000 Russian prisoners "should be left to starve"
Chief of General Staff
Appointed Chief of General Staff, combined with Minister of War for 6 months
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