On this day in military history…

• 1914 Battle of Mons Belgium British forces loose battle with Germans forcing them back in a bloody battle
• 1942 Luftwaffe carry out a sustained bombing campaign on Staligrad with over 4000 sorties leaving most of city in ruins and on fire
• 1968 largest loss in one single day of US special forces Green Berets having there camp infiltrated by 100 Viet Cong sappers along the coast of Da Nang killing 16