Western Front
Germany: First Allied night bomber shot down by fighters near Frankfurt-am-Main.
Wet weather continues in Flanders. Heavy artillery fire is exchanged between Allied and German lines in Belgium, but no major attacks take place.
French make progress north-west of Bixschoote.
London double-decker buses on the Cassel-Dunkerque road in France to transport troops: © IWM (Q 2690):
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French soldiers loading a Brandt pneumatic air gun for training in Oise, France: © IWM (Q 93188):
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Eastern Front
Battle of Marasesti: Russian counterattack near the confluence of the Dniester & Zbruch Rivers makes small gains, capturing 2 border towns & 300 prisoners.
Galicia: Turkish 20th Division hands over its sector to German 24th Reserve Division (night August 8-9) before leaving for Constantinople on September 11.
Turkish officers on the Eastern Front:
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Rumania: Third Battle of Oituz (until August 22): 2 Austro-German divisions attack and force Allied retreat in Trotus valley southwest of Okna. Rumanians counter-attack on August 12-13.
Naval and Overseas Operations
Britain: Convoys extended to outward-bound shipping, 18 convoys run from Milford, Falmouth, Queenstown, Buncrana (Scotland) and Devonport, only 2 of 219 ships sunk.
Biscay: Q-ship
Dunraven (Campbell) fights
UC-71 for 4 hours, but sinks on August 9 in tow back to Plymouth. U-boat sinks Q-ship
Bergamot (August 13).
Baltic: first 1917 Russian submarine success: Vepr sinks German iron ore steamer in Gulf of Bothnia. Royal Navy submarines move base from Reval to Hangoe, Finland (end of August).
Political, etc
Ireland: Irish Home Rule Convention reopens in Dublin after it was adjourned in July to discuss the future of Ireland.