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Battle of the Ancre. Troops of the Sherwood Foresters (Nottingham and Derbyshire) Regiment cooking their 'Pork and Beans' ration in dixies. Near St. Pierre Divion, November 1916.
15 February
On this day – 15 February

1915 (Monday)

Western Front British recapture trenches near St. Eloi.
Eastern Front Germans occupy Plotsk.
Southern Front Advance of Albanians into Serbia reported.
Political  ▶  Government answer to German blockade.  ▶  Entente Governments suggest to Greek Government that Greece should intervene in support of Serbia, and promise military support at Salonika (see 29 January and 5 March).  ▶  Diplomatic: Agreement concluded between Great Britain and France supplementing "prize" convention of 9 November, 1914.  ▶  Mutiny of the 5th Light Infantry (Indian Army) at Singapore.

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