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Great War events that took place on 8 March.
1915 (Monday)
| Western Front | Local attack by Germans, after heavy bombardment, fails at Dixmude. | |||
| Eastern Front | ▶ Severe fighting on whole front north of the River Vistula . | ▶ Fighting goes in favour of Russians round Osovyets. | ▶ Despite heavy losses, Austrians continue to attack at Baligrod. | ▶ Russians checked at Kosziowa (southern Carpathians), but retain positions by a counter-attack. |
| Southern Front | Dardanelles: Operations hindered by bad weather. | |||
| Naval and Overseas Operations | ▶ Heraclea (Eregli) (Asia Minor) and neighbouring coast bombarded by Russian Black Sea fleet. | ▶ Ostend bombed. | ||
| Political | ▶ Greece: M. Zaimis having refused to form a ministry, King Constantine summons M. Gounaris who forms a cabinet. | ▶ In a council at Vienna, the Emperor Francis Joseph accepts the principle of a rectification of frontiers in favour of Italy. |
Sources: Various material contemporary with the war have been used to compile The Great War On This Day and its associated Index.
Text has been transcribed from two out-of-copyright sources: Chronology of the War (1918-1920), and History of the Great War – Principle Events 1914-1918 (1922). Spelling of place names are original to British use at the time. Some typos have been altered or corrected for consistency. Duplicate or identical events between these sources have been amalgamated; as a result the date and wording may differ to the original texts.
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Images come from scans or photographs of original sources, Wikimedia Commons, and the Imperial War Museum's online collections under the IWM Non-Commercial Licence. Attribution is given separately to the latter and do not come under the general licence of this site.
Advisory note: The information in these sources may not accurately represent up-to-date histories, present-day spelling of place names, or geographical boundaries. In some instances the language used may appear sexist or derogatory to the modern reader, and in rare cases, images may depict distressing scenes.
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