Today in
World War I History
World War I History
1914 - Off the southern coast of Chile, a German naval squadron sank two British cruisers with all aboard. At least 1,600 British sailors died. (Battle of Coronel)
1914 - Paul von Hindenburg was appointed commander in chief of all German troops on the Eastern Front.
| "There is such a thing as a man being too proud to fight." - President Woodrow Wilson, May 10, 1915 |
