1915 (Thursday)
- Stanislau (Galicia) recaptured by Russian forces (see 19 February); prisoners increased to 19,000.
- Continued fierce Austrian attacks in the Carpathians.
- French Government decide to send Expeditionary Force to the Dardanelles (see 16 and 20 February, and 25 April).
- Dardanelles: Bombardment of the inner forts continued.
- Submarine SM U-8 sunk by destroyers in the English Channel; crew taken prisoner.[note 1]
- SS Thordis is rammed and sunk by a German submarine.
- Admiralty decides enemy submarine prisoners cannot be afforded "honourable treatment".
- Russian Government send circular telegram to Entente Governments laying claim to Constantinople (see 12 March).
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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.