Diary February 8, 1915
Diary for Monday, February 8, 1915: Sea War Eastern Mediterranean: British cruiser Philomel raids Bab Yunis near Alexandretta. Black Sea: Light cruiser Breslau shells Yalta (Crimea) while Russian cruisers bombard […]
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Diary February 7, 1915
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.
Diary February 6, 1915
Diary for Saturday, February 6, 1915: Western Front Flanders: British counter-mine two German sap-heads south of La Bassee Canal. Somme: Germans detonate 3 mines in La Bolsselle. Eastern Front Bukovina:
Diary February 5, 1915
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
Diary February 4, 1915
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
Diary February 3, 1915
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
Diary February 2, 1915
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
Diary February 1, 1915
Diary for Monday, February 1, 1915 Home Fronts Germany: Chancellor agrees to unrestricted U-boat war advocated by Chief of Naval Staff Pohl. Bread and flour rationing in Berlin, 4.14lb (1.88
