1915 (Monday)
- German attacks repulsed by French near Ypres and by British west of La Bassée.
- Ground lost by French near Craonne.
- Zeppelin brought down by Libau forts.
- Russian advance in Pillkallen district (East Prussia); hard fighting in the Carpathians.
- British raid on Alexandretta; telegraph wires cut.
- German light cruiser Gazelle torpedoed by Russian submarine off Rugen, but towed to harbour.
- German Government issues decree seizing all stocks of grain and flour as from 1 February.
- Rumania refuses Entente suggestion that she should join Greece in support of Serbia.
- Lieut-General Sir W. Robertson appointed Chief of the General Staff, British Expeditionary Force, France.
- General Pimenta da Castro succeeds Senhor Coutinho as Portuguese Premier.
1916 (Tuesday)
1917 (Thursday)
1918 (Friday)
Notes
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.