06-1915

Diary for Thursday, June 10, 1915: Sea War Adriatic: Austrian U11 alias German coastal submarine UB15 (Heimburg) surprises and sinks Italian submarine Medusa. Middle East Armenia: Turks win Second Battle […]

Diary for Wednesday, June 9, 1915: Eastern Front Baltic Provinces: German attacks repulsed in Shavli district (more attacks on June 12). General Plehve arrives at Riga to lead new Fifth

Diary for Tuesday, June 8, 1915: Sea War Dardanelles: HMS Humber first RN monitor to arrive, these shallow-draught heavy-gunned vessels reduce need for more vulnerable battleships. Western Front Artois: Further

Diary for Monday, June 7, 1915: Eastern Front Galicia: Lechitski evacuates Kalusz and Nadworna in east and all of Bukovina on June 12. Austrians retake Stanislau next day and Kolomea

Diary for Sunday, June 6, 1915: Air War Britain: Zeppelin L9 drops 52 bombs on Hull for 20 minutes around midnight (62 civilian and 2 military casualties), 3 German Army

Diary for Saturday, June 5, 1915: Southern Fronts Isonzo: 4 Italian corps vainly attack Doberdo plateau, Gorizia and Monte Kuk until June 8 with poor artillery support. Western Front Artois:

Diary for Friday, June 4, 1915: Southern Fronts Italian front: Falling river Isonzo (after sudden floods) finally lets Italian Third Army (Duke of Aosta) cross in strength. Eastern Front Galicia:

Diary for Thursday, June 3, 1915: Eastern Front Galicia: Austro-Germans retake Przemysl. High Commands including Kaiser meet at Pless; Mackensen to get 4 1/2 more divisions and to control two

Diary for Wednesday, June 2, 1915: Southern Fronts Isonzo: Italians fail to break through at Krn until June 4. Austrian XV Corps counter-attack between Tolmin and Karfreit until June 4,

Diary for Tuesday, June 1, 1915: Middle East Gallipoli: Kemal promoted Colonel, also given Iron Cross and St Alexander (Bulgar) decoration. Mesopotamia: 3 Royal Navy sloops lead Tigris pursuit, capture