page_title: December 1914
section_title: December 6, 1914 (Sunday)
hierarchical_section_title: December 1914 / December 6, 1914 (Sunday)
caption_attribution_description: For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. 179. Krieg 1914-15. Einzug unserer siegreichen Truppen in Lodz Information added by Wikimedia users.Polski: Wkraczające do Łodzi wojska niemieckie na ul. Piotrkowskiej (przy skrzyżowaniu z ulicami 6 sierpnia i Traugutta).
context_page_description: The following events occurred in December 1914:
context_section_description: Battle of Łódź — German forces occupied Łódź, the second largest city in Poland after Warsaw, effectively ending the battle. German casualties were 35,000, while Russian losses were double at 70,000 along with 25,000 prisoners and 79 captured guns.
  Battle of Kolubara —  Serbian forces broke through the Austro-Hungarian line at their center and on their right flank, forcing the invading army to retreat back to Belgrade, abandoning their weapons and equipment as they went.
  Mexican Revolution — Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata entered Mexico City at the head of an army of 60,000 men, forcing Venustiano Carranza and his supporters to retreat to Veracruz.
  Battle of Qurna — The British attempted a second assault on Qurna but only ended up retaking ground the Ottomans had moved back into just days before.
  President Adolfo Díaz was elected for a second term following general elections in Nicaragua.
  U.S. naval officer Charles Armijo Woodruff became the 11th Governor of American Samoa, succeeding Nathan Post.
  Mexican revolutionary leader Álvaro Obregón confirmed Pancho Villa had executed Scottish expatriate William S. Benton in February, as part of a 14-point statement to the news media on why he opposed Villa.
  The Fujikoshi railroad opened in Toyama Prefecture, Japan, with stations Fujikoshi, Inarimachi, Minami, and Sagoshi serving the line.
  The village of Broadview, Illinois was established.
  Born: Cyril Washbrook, British cricketer, played for the Lancashire County Cricket Club from 1933 to 1959, including 37 Tests, in Barrow, Lancashire, England (d. 1999); Kou Voravong, Laotian politician, cabinet minister for the Souvanna Phouma administration in Savannakhet, Laos (d. 1954, assassinated)
caption: German soldiers enter Łódź, Poland on 6 December 1914.
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