7 March
1915 (Sunday)
- Ostend bombed by six British aviators.
- Russians pursue retreating Germans in Augustovo Woods (northern Poland).
- Heavy fighting at Osovyets.
- Further Austrian attacks repulsed at Baligrod (Carpathians).
- Dardanelles: HMS Queen Elizabeth, HMS Ocean and HMS Agamemnon continue bombardment from Gulf of Saros. Fort Dardanos batteries silenced.
- Several coast batteries silenced at Smyrna.
- Greek Government request explanation of British occupation of Lemnos (see 9 March and 23 February).
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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.