100 years ago today, 27 August 1914: The Belgian Front. ==The Paris correspondent of The Times of London reports the notorious The Belgian Baby Without Hands atrocity story ==(to Aug.28) Three battalions of British Royal Marines land at Ostend in an abortive attempt to draw off German forces The Far Northwestern Front. ==Maunoury takes command of the newly created French 6th Army on the Allied far left - the first of his forces are moving into position in the Somme area, where they clash with the advancing German 1st Army around Péronne ==Freed from Bülow’s control, Kluck’s 1st Army advances west of the BEF The BEF Front. ==Sir John French commits the BEF “to make a definite and prolonged retreat,” away from the fighting, neglecting to inform Kitchener ==John French and Henry Wilson order retreating British units to discard ammunition and supplies (to Aug.28): most of their subordinates ignore the orders ==Two utterly exhausted British battalions have to be talked out of staying in St. Quentin to surrender to the Germans ==British I Corps clashes with the German 2nd Army at Etreux The Northwestern Front. ==Joffre orders 5th Army to counterattack [630.AM], annoying Lanrezac - Joffre again orders 5th Army to attack westward toward St. Quentin [810.PM]; the enraged Lanrezac openly and violently expresses his contempt of Joffre The Central Front. ==Heavy fighting in the Meuse Valley to Aug.28, as the French 3rd and 4th Armies delay the advance of the German center ==The French abandon Charleville-Mézières Lorraine. ==The Germans take St. Die in the Vosges German Headquarters (OHL). ==An official OHL communique describes the Allied armies as “…in full retreat…not capable of offering serious resistance to the German advance…” ==Moltke transmits a General Order to advance on Paris and press forward along the entire line, pushing further than the Schlieffen Plan intended [sent late, received Aug.28] Britain. ==Bizarre rumors spread through Britain that hordes of Russian troops are being secretly transported through the British Isles to France France. ==The French government is reconstituted, with Millerand replacing Messimy as War Minister and Delcassé replacing Doumerge as Foreign Minister - Briand and Robot also join
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