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Great War events that took place on 13 March.
1915 (Saturday)
| Western Front | ▶ German attacks fail, and French gain ground, in counter-attacks in Champagne. | ▶ Belgians gain ground on the Yser. | ▶ Germans bombard Ypres. | ▶ Battle of Neuve Chapelle ends (see 10 March). |
| Eastern Front | ▶ German offensive checked near the Augustovo Woods and Przasnysz. | ▶ Austrian attacks fail in the Carpathians and East Galicia. | ||
| Political | ▶ Agreement signed by French and Belgian Governments suspending Franco-Belgian Convention of 30 July, 1891, regarding military service laws. | ▶ Swedish SS Hanna torpedoed without warning. First neutral ship actually sunk by German submarine (see 25, 28 March, and 19 February). |
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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