1915 (Thursday)
- Second Battle of Ypres: Artillery duels north of Ypres; Canadians withdrawn from the Ypres salient.
- Germans bombard Reims and Dunkirk.
- Continued German advance in Galicia; also in the Baltic Provinces; Libau-Dvinsk railway reached.
- Russians repulse Austrian attacks in the Uzsok Pass.
- Turks retreat from neighbourhood of the Suez Canal.
- Submarine HMS E14 sinks a Turkish transport in the Sea of Marmora.
- Mr. Lloyd George announces the Government scheme with regard to alcoholic drinks.
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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.