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1915 (Wednesday)

  • Germans accuse the French of using poison gas near Verdun (see 22 April).
  • Zeppelin raid on Tyneside. Civilian casualties include one woman and one child. See Air Raids on Great Britain in 1915.
  • Germans repulsed before Osovyets.
  • Indecisive fighting at the Uzsok Pass.
  • Russians make progress east of Czernowitz.
  • British offensive south of Shaiba (Mesopotamia) routs Turks. Battle of Shaiba ends (see 12 April).
  • Mr. Fisher states in Australian Parliament that the Government will send every available man to the war.
  • Mr. Harcourt, British Secretary for the Colonies, states that the Dominions will be consulted as to peace terms (see 14 July).
  • General von Bissing suppresses the Belgian Red Cross.
  • Greek Government reject Entente offer of Smyrna (see 12 April).
  • Japanese Government inform British Government of German overtures for separate peace.

Notes

References

Acknowledgements

Various material contemporary with the war have been used to compile The Great War:On This Day and associated index. Data has been gleaned from two main sources: Chronology of the War (1918-1920), and History of the Great War – Principal Events 1914-1918 (1922). The information in these works were deemed correct at the time of their respective publication dates, and may not accurately represent present-day histories, spelling of place names, political, and geographical boundaries. Click here for a full list of sources.

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