1915 (Friday)
- Second Battle of Ypres: German attack east and west of St. Julien repulsed by Canadians; Germans take several hamlets.
- Turkish coast bombarded by Allied fleet in the Gulf of Saros.
- British Government declares a blockade of the Cameroons (see 29 February 1916).
- White Book on military operations in Togoland published.
- Sir Edward Grey presides over a conference of the French, Russian, Italian and Serbian ministers.
- Battle of Gravenstafel Ridge begins (Ypres).
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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.