Diary for Saturday, February 13, 1915: Sea War Baltic: Russian cruiser flagship Rurik grounded off Gotland after minelaying; she limps into Reval. Channel: Dover Patrol has 30 drifters barring straits […]
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Diary for Friday, February 12, 1915: Neutrals Holland: Protest against U-boat blockade (Sweden also on February 15). Italy: Government notifies Austria that further action in Balkans are an unfriendly act.
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Diary for Thursday, February 11, 1915: Air War Belgium: 3 RNAS aircraft bomb Zeebrugge and Ostend U-boat bases and coastal batteries (at least 7 killed). 30 sorties flown until February
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Diary for Wednesday, February 10, 1915: Western Front Germans attack Marie Therese Work in La Grurie Wood (Argonne) and Ban-de-Sapt (Alsace), repulsed at both next day. Champagne: French 60th Reserve
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Diary for Tuesday, February 9, 1915: Eastern Front East Prussia: Eichhorn takes Biala and turns Russian right wing. Poland: Army Detachment Gallwitz formed, takes Serpels in northwest on February 11.
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Diary for Monday, February 8, 1915: Sea War Eastern Mediterranean: British cruiser Philomel raids Bab Yunis near Alexandretta. Black Sea: ÂLight cruiser Breslau shells Yalta (Crimea) while Russian cruisers bombard
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Diary for Sunday, February 7, 1915: Eastern Front East Prussia – Winter Battle of Masuria (until February 22): Hindenburg offensive in Kaiser’s presence, takes Johannisburg next day but snow hampers.
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Diary for Saturday, February 6, 1915: Western Front Flanders: British counter-mine two German sap-heads south of La Bassee Canal. Somme: ÂGermans detonate 3 mines in La Bolsselle. Eastern Front Bukovina:
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Diary for Friday, February 5, 1915: Air War Western Front: French pilot Pegoud in Morane ‘L’ scores 3 victories in single action: 2 German aircraft shot down, 3rd forced to
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Diary for Thursday, February 4, 1915: Sea War UNRESTRICTED U-BOAT WAR. Germany declares ‘War Zone’ around British Islands as from February 18. All vessels including neutrals liable to be sunk
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Diary for Wednesday, February 3, 1915: Middle East Egypt: 12,000 Turks try to cross Suez Canal until next day at 3 points; only 3 pontoons (c. 60 men) cross. Repulsed
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Diary for Tuesday, February 2, 1915: Western Front Champagne: General Brulard of French 2nd Division reports: ‘First line units … stand knee-deep in water’; offensive postponed until reliefs arrive. Eastern
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Diary for Monday, February 1, 1915 Home Fronts Germany: ÂChancellor agrees to unreÂstricted U-boat war advocated by Chief of Naval Staff Pohl. Bread and flour raÂtioning in Berlin, 4.14lb (1.88
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