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Great War events that took place on 12 March.
1915 (Friday)
| Western Front | German counter-attacks repulsed at Neuve Chapelle. | |||
| Eastern Front | Russians repulse German attacks near Augustovo Woods and north of Przasnysz. | |||
| Southern Front | French force for Dardanelles collecting in North Africa. | |||
| Political | ▶ Dutch Government issue warning that foreign merchant ships using Dutch flag will be detained (see 30 January and 11 February). | ▶ British Government notify Russian Government of their acceptance of Russian claims to Constantinople (see 4 March, 12 April 1915, and 2 December 1916). | ▶ French Government issue decrees similar to British Order in Council and Proclamation of the 11 March. | ▶ General Sir Ian Hamilton appointed Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean (Dardanelles) Expeditionary Force (see 17 March). |
Sources: Various material contemporary with the war have been used to compile The Great War On This Day and its associated Index.
Text has been transcribed from two out-of-copyright sources: Chronology of the War (1918-1920), and History of the Great War – Principle Events 1914-1918 (1922). Spelling of place names are original to British use at the time. Some typos have been altered or corrected for consistency. Duplicate or identical events between these sources have been amalgamated; as a result the date and wording may differ to the original texts.
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Images come from scans or photographs of original sources, Wikimedia Commons, and the Imperial War Museum's online collections under the IWM Non-Commercial Licence. Attribution is given separately to the latter and do not come under the general licence of this site.
Advisory note: The information in these sources may not accurately represent up-to-date histories, present-day spelling of place names, or geographical boundaries. In some instances the language used may appear sexist or derogatory to the modern reader, and in rare cases, images may depict distressing scenes.
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