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Great War events that took place on 9 March.
1915 (Tuesday)
| Western Front | ▶ French gain ground in the Perthes-Mesnil district. | ▶ Heavy fighting between Four de Paris and the Bolante Plateau. | ||
| Eastern Front | ▶ New German offensive near Przasnysz. | ▶ Russian advance north of Osovyets. | ▶ Heavy artillery firing along the river Narev. | ▶ Austrian attack fails in the Carpathians. |
| Naval and Overseas Operations | ▶ Submarine SM U-12 rammed and sunk by HMS Ariel. | ▶ British bombardment of Smyrna ends (see 5 and 15 March). | ||
| Political | ▶ Bill introduced to give Government powers over Munition Works. | ▶ M. Gounaris appointed Premier of Greece (see 6 March and 22 August). | ▶ British Government reply to Greek Government as to occupation of Lemnos, pleading military necessity (see 7 and 20 March). |
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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