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This month in World War I history

Theatres
Western Eastern Italian
Caucasian Middle Eastern Balkan
African Naval Air
Politics Asian and Pacific Gallipoli
Postcard depicting German soldiers during the assault on Antwerp on 8 October 1914
Dates Events
September 6 – October 4 Battle of Drina.
September–November Occupation of German New Guinea Details
September 19 – October 11 Battle of Flirey
September 28 – October 10 The Germans besiege and capture Antwerp, Belgium. Details
September 29 – October 31 Battle of the Vistula River, aka Battle of Warsaw. Details
October – July 11, 1915 Battle of Rufiji Delta, German cruiser Königsberg destroyed.
October 1–4 First Battle of Arras. Details
October 9 – November 1 Central powers control Belgrade. Details
October 10 – November 2 Battle of La Bassee.
October 12 – November 2 First Battle of Messines. Details
October 13 – November 2 Battle of Armentieres.
October 16–31 Battle of the Yser. French and Belgian forces secure the coastline of Belgium. Details
October 19 – November 22 The First Battle of Ypres ends the Race to the Sea. The Germans are prevented from reaching Calais and Dunkirk. Details
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  • Ah, I was in the wrong month when I commented on the previous timeline (something must have gone wrong with the userpage edition of The Bugle). Good to see images on the timeline this month. Carcharoth (talk) 15:21, 19 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]