3 Aug 1914
- Erwin Rommel, as a member of the 124th Infantry Regiment of the Wüttemberg Army, departed Germany for the Western Front. ww2dbase [Erwin Rommel | CPC]
- Germany declared war on France. ww2dbase [AC]
- Cargo and passenger ship Cristobal became the first non-canal-construction vessel to transit the Panama Canal. ww2dbase [Panama Canal | CPC]
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