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Line 1: <noinclude>{{Calendar\|August}}{{Date-introtext}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__ ==~~1914~~1916 (Monday)== Cambrin Sector: The Corps Commander <small>(GSO)</small><ref group="note">General Staff Officer.</ref> and <small>(CRE)</small><ref group="note">Commander Royal Engineers.</ref> of the [[32nd Division]] visits Battalion H.Q. during the morning. ~~===Western Front===~~ Commanding Officer visits the portion of the line at 2pm (where the Battalion takes over). [[Liége]]: German infantry penetrate the city. In 'High Street' [[trench]], enemy [[trench mortar]]s are active; there is no retaliation from our guns. [[Alsace]] invaded by the French. Engineers explode a mine at 8pm in the left sub-sector where there is considerable [[artillery]] activity for about an hour. [[British Expeditionary Force]] begins to land in [[France]]. ~~===Eastern Front===~~ [[East Prussia]]: First Russian Army, under General Rennenkampf, crosses the frontier in force.<ref>General Rennenkampf's main army crosses the frontier at Suwalki, and commences the invasion of [[East Prussia]].</ref> ~~===Southern Front===~~ Bosnia is entered by the Serbians. ~~===Political===~~ [[Germany]]: [[Kaiser]] issues [[proclamation]] to his people.<ref>The [[Kaiser]] issues [[proclamation]] to the German people stating that since the foundation of the Empire he and his ancestors had laboured for peace, but "in the midst or perfect peace, enemies surprise us. We shall resist to the last breath of man and horse."</ref> [[Great Britain]]: [[Prince of Wales]] inaugurates National Relief Fund. ==1917 (Tuesday)== ~~==References/notes==~~ Coxyde: Battalion involved in training under [[Company]] Arrangements. ~~{{Gleichen-123}}~~ *Sea bathing takes place in the afternoon. ~~{{reflist}}~~ <br/> {{notes}}<!--{{refs}}-->{{acks}} <noinclude> [[Category:Events by day\|220]]