page_title: August 1914
section_title: August 28, 1914 (Friday)
hierarchical_section_title: August 1914 / August 28, 1914 (Friday)
caption_attribution_description: Sinking of the German cruiser Mainz in the Battle of Heligoland. The photograph, taken from the deck of a British warship, shows the cruiser in flames and settling in the water.
context_page_description: The following events occurred in August 1914:
context_section_description: Battle of Heligoland Bight – The first naval battle between Great Britain and Germany took place in the North Sea off the German coast. The British fleet under the command of Admiral David Beatty defeated the German fleet under Admiral Franz von Hipper, with Germany losing light cruisers SMS Mainz, Cöln and Ariadne, and destroyer SMS V187 along with 1,200 casualties, including Rear Admiral Leberecht Maass who was commanding the Cöln. The British lost no ships and only a few dozen casualties.
  Battle of Tannenberg – Lack of food and ammunition forced the Russian Second Army to begin withdrawing.
  The Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry left Ottawa for Montreal to board the SS Megantic for Europe, the first Canadian military regiment mobilized for World War I.
  The funeral mass for Pope Pius X was held in the Sistine Chapel at Vatican City with nearly 50 cardinals in attendance. The conclave to choose a new pope began the next day.
caption: British sailors watch the German cruiser SMS Mainz sink during the Battle of Heligoland Bight.
exif: {}