Fall of Lemberg Drives Russians to Lvov and Halicz
Russian forces describe the August 29 start of fighting around Zisczow and Naked Hill leading to a four day battle and the capture of Lemberg. They detail heavy losses, extreme thirst, and decisive artillery as they encircle Lvov Halicz and gain control of Galicia.
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Petrograd
Lemberg
Zisczow
Golaya Gorka
Double Quick
Lvov
Dniester
Halicz
Galich
Galicia
Russia Talks Peace Terms Amid War News Surge
The Red newspaper in Petrograd editorializes on possible peace terms, urging a final settlement without revenge and with complete national unhappiness removed. It notes Germany’s pressure around Verdun, French retreats, and a British buildup as the war shifts across Europe with battles near Paris and East Prussia influencing outcomes.
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the Red
Petrograd
St. Petersburg
Europe
Prussia
Germany
Poland
Bucharest
Russia
Italy
Roumania
Servia
France
Bulgaria
Washington
England
Berlin
von Stein
Amsterdam
Paris
Meux
Montmirail
Territorials
Allied breakthrough threatens German retreat lines
General description notes the Allied enveloping movement turning the German right flank and forcing a reported German retreat toward Soissons, cutting their natural lines of communication. The rapid advance is seen as decisive shaping the German campaign.
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Soissons
Allies Push Fronts After Five Days of Marne Battle
French war office dispatches report German forces driven back on the right flank for 37 miles and center Germans routed near St Gond, with heavy fighting near Vitry le François. British raiders seize guns and prisoners as reports of fresh Allied troops moving from Ostend persist.
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von Kluck
Paris
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Toul
Ghent
Belgium
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East Prussia
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St. Gond’s
Vitry-le-Francois
Nancy
Chateau Salins
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Champenoux
Bordeaux
Ostend
London
Louvain
France
Soissons
Compiegne
Sezanne
Revigny
Argonne
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Belz
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Sereth
Gmelden
Luga
Foulipa
Fouklipa
Aire
Aisne
Souilly
Ornain
Prosper
Dolham
Fort Treieng
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