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9 February

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1915 (Tuesday)

  • 1st Canadian Division crosses from England to France (see 15 October 1914).
  • Germans take Biala and turn Russian right flank near Pillkallen. Russians withdraw beyond the Suczava.
  • Heavy dust storms interfere with pursuit of Turks.
  • S.S. Wilhelmina arrives at Falmouth.[notes 1]
  • Labour MP, Will Crooks delivers speech at a recruiting meeting held at the Market Hall in Aberdare, Wales.[1]

Notes

  1. The Wilhelmina carried a cargo of food shipped by an American firm to an American citizen in Germany.

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.

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