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Military history 
Recruitment Volunteers Drafts 
Colonials American negroes American Indians 
Penal and malign mesures 
Deportation, confiscation, censorship 
Frightfulness, atrocities 
As military expedient. For other relations see Atrocities in Relativ 
index 
Land operations 
For general works on land operations in special localities. Clas accounts 
of special campains and battles in 040.42-.43. Divisions of 940.41 may, if 
needed, be further subdivided like 040-999. Below ar given the most ime 
portant 
Europe 
German fronts 
French front Including general West front 
Italian ©“ 
Russian “ Including general East front 
Asia 
Africa 
Special campains and battles 
Campain of 1914 
Belgium Aug. 2-11 
Aug. 2 Germans invade Luxemburg 
2-7 “ besiege and take Liége 
4-5 Belgians defend Visé 
Belgium Aug. 12-Sep. 27 
Aug. 12 Battle of Haelen 
15 Engagement at Dinant 
17 Germans enter Tirlemont 
19 “ “ Louvain 
20 “ occupy Brussels 
21 # 4 Tamines; attack Namur 
22-29 Battle of Charleroi 
Aug. 22 Germans take Charleroi 
23 Battle of Mons Belgians evacuate Namur 
Sep. 3 Germans occupy Hirson 
27 8 “  Malines 
Belgium Sep. 28-Dec. 
Sep. 28-Oct. 9 Germans besiege and take Antwerp 
Oct. 10-18 British in Lys valley 
I1 Germans occupy Ghent 
I11-Nov. 20 Battles of Flanders 
Oct. 11-Nov. 17 1st battle of Ypres, or 
Ypres-Armentiéres 
Operations round Menin, 
Gheluvelt and Le Gheir 
Oct. 14 Allies occupy Ypres and 
Bruges 
15 Allies occupy Ostend 
Nov. 1 Germans take Wytschaete 
and Messines 
11 Germans take Dixmude