Showing posts with label 1914. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1914. Show all posts

Thursday, August 15, 2024

Lex Anteinternet: Friday, August 14, 1914. First bombing raid.

Lex Anteinternet: Friday, August 14, 1914. First bombing raid.

Friday, August 14, 1914. First bombing raid.

The French First Army advanced on German forces near Sarrebourg, Lorraine, France.

Albanian rebels attacked Durrës, the capital of Albania, but were driven back by Romanian volunteer forces, showing how confusing the Great War already was.

The first real bomber, the the French Voisin III, made its first combat run. An attack on German airship hangars at Metz-Frescaty Air Base in Germany.


The Austro Hungarian steamer SS Baron Gautsch struck a mine off of Croatia and sank, killing 150 passengers.

Sunday, June 23, 2024