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Great War events that took place on 25 January.
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)
The Great War On This Day and its associated Index.
Sources: Various material contemporary with the war have been used to compile
Text has been transcribed from two out-of-copyright sources: Chronology of the War (1918-1920), and History of the Great War – Principle Events 1914-1918 (1922). Spelling of place names are original to British use at the time. Some typos have been altered or corrected for consistency. Duplicate or identical events between these sources have been amalgamated; as a result the date and wording may differ to the original texts.
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Images come from scans or photographs of original sources, Wikimedia Commons, and the Imperial War Museum's online collections under the IWM Non-Commercial Licence. Attribution is given separately to the latter and do not come under the general licence of this site.
Advisory note: The information in these sources may not accurately represent up-to-date histories, present-day spelling of place names, or geographical boundaries. In some instances the language used may appear sexist or derogatory to the modern reader, and in rare cases, images may depict distressing scenes.
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