1915 (Sunday)
- Battle of St. Eloi begins; Germans attack south of Ypres.[note 1]
- Belgians make progress in the bend of the Yser and south of Dixmude.
- Violent German attacks fail between Four-de-Paris and Bolante.
- Continued Russian success in the district of Przasnysz.
- German cruiser SMS Dresden sunk by British warships off Juan Fernandez[note 2] (see 8 December 1914, and 26 April 1915).
- Mushir ed Dowleh succeeds Mustaufi ul Mamalek as Persian Prime Minister (see 19 August 1914, and 26 April 1915).
Notes
- ↑ The German offensive at St. Eloi resulted in the capture of the village and part of the British front line system. Counter attacks resulted in the recovery of the village and most of the lost ground.
- ↑ The German cruiser SMS Dresden, which escaped from the battle of the Falklands Isles, was sunk by British warships off the island of Juan Fernandez in Chilean territorial waters.
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.