1915 (Saturday)
- Second Battle of Ypres: Repulse of German attack on Hill 60; British ordered to withdraw to new line.
- Germans occupy Shavli and approach Libau (Baltic Provinces).
- Austro-German offensive towards the Uzsok Pass.
- Battle of Gorlice-Tarnow begins (see 5 May).
- Dardanelles: Turks attack the Allied line at Gallipoli.
- Battle of Dilman (North Persia).
- Two German torpedo boats sunk by British destroyer in North Sea.
- Union forces occupy Kubas (German south-west Africa).
- SS Gulflight torpedoed without warning: damaged, but reaches port. First US ship attacked by German submarine (see 19 February and 13 March).
- Navigation resumed again between England and Holland.
- Chinese Note to Japan requiring the restoration of Kiao-chau, and making other demands.
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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.