1915 (Thursday)
- Russian counter-offensive makes progress in the Carpathians; 5,700 prisoners taken.
- Submarine SM U-29 sunk.
- Dutch SS Medea captured by German submarine and sunk. First neutral ship sunk after visit and search (see 13 March 1915).
- Indian Expeditionary Force "F" (in Egypt) absorbed into Indian Expeditionary Force "E" (see 2 October 1914; 2 and 16 November 1914).
- General Liman von Sanders appointed to command Turco-German Forces, Dardanelles.
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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.