1915 (Monday)
- French establish a new line two kilometres in front of old positions between Perthes and Beauséjour.
- Niemen River front: Collapse of German offensive; signs of a general retreat.[note 1]
- Heavy fighting near Grodno and Osovyets.
- Austrian attacks repulsed in the Carpathians.[note 2]
- Antivari bombarded by Austrian squadron (see 22 January 1916).
- Premier announces presumed "enemy destination" ships will be detained if necessary.
- £187,000,000 asked for.
- Joint declaration signed by Great Britain and France to prevent trade by or with Germany (see 17 April 1916).
Notes
- ↑ German offensive against Russia began on 6 February, 1915 in north west Poland. It was stopped on the Plotsk-Raciaz after a severe battle between 16 and 18 February. The Germans began an offensive from East Prussia on 22 February, which was stopped on the line Kovna-Niemen-Przasnysz-Grodno-Osovyets. The Germans took Przasnysz on 26 February but the town after changing hands several times was finally secured by the Russians the following day. Hindenburg then attempted an offensive in the Kherjele-Przasynsz district, but was beaten back and retired to prepared portions on 14 March.
- ↑ An Austrian offensive in the Carpathians in the region of the San River was checked between 1 and 4 March, 1915. A further offensive on a 90-mile front, between Gorlice and the Uzsok Pass, continued until 21 March, the aim being probably to relieve pressure on Przemysl, which the offensive failed to do.
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.