Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/News/October 2014/World War I timeline

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{{WPMILHIST Newsletter section header 2|This month in World War I history}}

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| style="background:cornflowerblue;" | Naval

| style="background:lightskyblue;" | Air

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| style="background:yellow;" | Asian and Pacific

| style="background:red;" | Gallipoli

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| September 6 – October 4

| Battle of Drina.

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| September–November

| Occupation of German New Guinea

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| September 19 – October 11

| Battle of Flirey

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| September 28 – October 10

| The Germans besiege and capture Antwerp, Belgium.

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| September 29 – October 31

| Battle of the Vistula River, aka Battle of Warsaw.

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| October – July 11, 1915

| Battle of Rufiji Delta, German cruiser Königsberg destroyed.

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| October 1–4

| First Battle of Arras.

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| October 9 – November 1

| Central powers control Belgrade.

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| October 10 – November 2

| Battle of La Bassee.

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| October 12 – November 2

| First Battle of Messines.

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| October 13 – November 2

| Battle of Armentieres.

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| October 16–31

| Battle of the Yser. French and Belgian forces secure the coastline of Belgium.

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| October 19 – November 22

| The First Battle of Ypres ends the Race to the Sea. The Germans are prevented from reaching Calais and Dunkirk.

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