22 April

1915 (Thursday)

• Second Battle of Ypres begins: town of Ypres largely destroyed; German advance checked by Canadians after French retreat (see 22 November 1914 and 25 May 1915).
• First German poison gas attack on the Western Front (see 14 April).
• Progress by the French near St. Mihiel.
• Russian attacks repulsed on both sides of the Uzsok Pass.
• Austrian attack towards Styrj fails.
• Anglo-French force landed at Enos.
• Resumed bombardment of the forts at Smyrna.
• British Admiralty suspends passenger traffic between England and Holland.

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.