1915 (Thursday)
- British casualties on Western Front to this date approximately 104,000.
- Continued heavy fighting on Bzura-Ravka front; Russians cross Bzura and take positions near Dachova.
- Russians falling back in Bukovina.
- The Winter Battle in Masuria (East Prussia) begins (see 22 February).
- Actions on the Suez Canal end (see 3 February). Turkish forces retreat into Sinai.
- German attack on Kakamas (north-west Cape Colony) repulsed.
- German Government declare waters round the United Kingdom a "war region" as from 18 February.[1]
Notes
References
- ↑ Quote from German declaration: "The waters around Great Britain and Ireland....are herewith proclaimed a war region. On and after February 18, every enemy merchant vessel found in this region will be destroyed without its always being possible to warn the crew and passengers....Neutral ships will also incur danger in the war-region, since....it cannot be guaranteed that attacks intended for enemy ships will not affect neutral ships also. Vessels sailing to the north of the Shetlands, in the eastern part of the North Sea, and in a zone at least 30 knots wide along the Netherlands coast, are not menaced by any danger."
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.