1915 (Monday)
- Second Battle of Ypres: Withdrawal to new British line completed.
- Germans again driven back.
- Germans continue to advance towards Mitau (Baltic Provinces); 8,200 prisoners reported.
- Austro-Germans make progress in Galicia and the Carpathians.
- Dardanelles: Turks unsuccessfully attack the French lines at Gallipoli.
- Submarine HMS E14 sinks a Turkish gunboat in the Sea of Marmora.
- Italy denounces the Triple Alliance.[note 1]
- Advertisement in American papers states that ships flying the British flag are liable to destruction in the war zone.
Notes
- ↑ Italian Note stated that the Triple Alliance had lost its value as a result of Austria's action in July 1914, which was opposed to the spirit and letter of the treaty.
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.