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.
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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.