8th August
Russian 1st Army under General Paul von Rennenkampf and 2nd Army under General Alexander Samsonov enter East Prussia.
Marcel Kerff, Belgian cyclist who got 6th in the 1903 Tour de France, is hanged by German troops on charges of spying.
British government requests its ally, Empire of Japan, to enter the war against Germany.
French General Louis Bonneau captures the town of Mulhouse.
German IX, X, and VII Corp under the command of General Karl von Einem is ordered into Belgium.
British government attempt to suppress the “alarming unrest” in India, as pro-independence sentiments grow.
British troops capture the port of Lome, German Togoland.
Tsar Nicholas lauds the zeal of the Russian people in a speech to the Duma and states the “enormous enthusiasm” is guarantee of victory.
Antivari (Montenegro) bombarded by Austrian fleet.
Switzerland mobilises and proclaims state of siege.
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