1915 (Wednesday)
- Second Battle of Ypres: German offensive definitely stopped.
- Germans bomb Dunkirk, Pervyse and Nancy; French bomb Friedrichshafen.
- Germans storm French position at Les Mesnils.
- Very powerful Austro-German offensive under von Mackensen begins between the Dunajec and Biala Rivers (west Galicia). Russians driven back.
- Dardanelles: Allied forces, aided by HMS Queen Elizabeth, advance on Krithia; First Battle of Krithia (see 6 May).
- Skirmishes east of the Suez Canal.
- Germans defeated at Gibeon (German south-west Africa).
- South African Government publishes a Blue Book on the rebellion.
- British Government conclude a treaty with the Idrisi for co-operation against the Turks (see 31 January).
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.