9 May

1915 (Sunday)

• Second Battle of Ypres: British retake Wieltje. They fail in an attack on Aubers Ridge (Neuve Chapelle).
• Allied Spring Offensive begins.
• Second Battle of Artois begins (see 18 June).
• The leading division of the British New Armies leaves England for France (see 21 August 1914 and 24 February 1915).
• Germans defeated at Krakinow (Baltic Provinces).
• President Wilson, in a speech, defines United States policy in regard to the RMS Lusitania outrage (see 7 May).
• Chinese Government yield to Japanese demands (see 7 and 25 May).

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.