30 Jul 1914
  • Russia, feeling that she had let Serbia down in the Bosnian crisis of 1908, began to mobilize. ww2dbase [AC]
  • The French Covering Force (that part of the army kept on a permanent war footing) was ordered to deploy along the Franco-German frontier, but 10 kilometers short of it to avoid any incidents. ww2dbase [AC]
United States
  • USS Idaho was transferred to the Greek Navy and was renamed Lemnos. ww2dbase [Lemnos | CPC]

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis




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