Year 1915

Diary for Friday, March 26, 1915: Western Front Alsace: Despite German use of flamethrowers, French storm fortified summit of Hart­mannsweilerkopf and exploit 160 yards (ca. 146 m) along 2 ridges […]

Diary for Thursday, March 25, 1915: Western Front Artois: French re-control Notre Dame de Lorette Ridge and repulse counter-attack. Eastern Front Galicia: Only 1/3 of 4th Siberian Reserve Rifle Regiment

Diary for Thursday, March 24, 1915: Middle East Dardanelles: Liman von Sanders given command of Turk Fifth Army (he arrives at Gallipoli on March 26). African Fronts Tripolitania: 2 Italian

Diary for Tuesday, March 23, 1915: Middle East Sinai: 2,000 British soldiers inflict 50 casualties on Turk raiders 10 miles (ca. 16 km) east of the Suez Canal. Western Front

Diary for Monday, March 22, 1915: Eastern Front Galicia – Przemysl surren­ders: 9 generals among 119,602 PoWs and 700 guns, 20% scurvy, 3 days rations left. Western Front Aisne: Germans

Diary for Sunday, March 21, 1915: Southern Fronts Serbia: German Chief of staff Falkenhayn suggests to Austrian Conrad quick strike against Serbia to open way for supplies to Turks, but

Diary for Saturday, March 20, 1915: Secret War Churchill approves 18 ‘landship’ (tank) prototypes, orders all haste. Western Front Artois: Germans storm trenches near Notre Dame de Lorette, but French

Diary for Friday, March 19, 1915: Middle East Dardanelles: Hamilton cables Kitchener: ‘It must be a deliberate and progressive military operation’. Admiral Robeck agrees on March 26. Western Front Vosges:

Diary for Thursday, March 18, 1915: Sea War Dardanelles: FINAL ANGLO-FRENCH NAVAL ATTACK ON DARDANELLES NARROWS BY 16 BATTLESHIPS FAILS, 3 sunk, 3 severely damaged: Irresistible, Ocean and French Bouvet

Diary for Wednesday, March 17, 1915: Home Fronts Britain: Women’s War Service Register opened but only 8,500 of 40,000 registered employed to end 1915. Treasury Agreement: 34 trade unions accept

Diary for Tuesday, March 16, 1915: Western Front Champagne: French storm crest north of Mesnil and repulse counter-attacks all along Fourth Army front, 48th Division gains Yellow Wood and in

Diary for Monday, March 15, 1915: Western Front Flanders: British 27th Division regain lost ground at St Eloi, repulse fresh German attack on March 17. Aisne: General Maunoury of Sixth

Diary for Sunday, March 14, 1915: Sea War Pacific: German cruiser Dresden (24 casualties) blows herself up under white flag off Juan Fernandez after being trapped at anchor by RN

Diary for Saturday, March 13, 1915: Western Front Flanders – Battle of Neuve Chapelle ends. British 7th Division makes ground towards Aubers Ridge; 612 PoWs taken. Eastern Front Galicia: Selivanov

Diary for Friday, March 12, 1915: Western Front Flanders – Neuve Chapelle: 16,000-strong German counter­attacks from 0500 hours, easily repulsed by IV and Indian Corps; III Corps takes L’Epinette. Fighting

Diary for Thursday, March 11, 1915: Western Front Flanders – Neuve Chapelle: Two German counter-attacks repulsed (c. 500 killed by 2nd Rifle Brigade), but 6th Bavarian Reserve Division now present.

Diary for Wednesday, March 10, 1915: Western Front Flanders – Battle of Neuve Chapelle (until March 13): Although Joffre has abandoned his planned March combined offensive, Sir J French persists

Diary for Tuesday, March 9, 1915: Eastern Front German Eleventh Army (Fabeck) formed. Poland: ­New Gallwitz offensive near Przasnysz checked until March 14. Western Front Argonne: Fighting between Fou de

Diary for Monday, March 8, 1915: Sea War Dardanelles: 2 Royal Navy Air Service seaplanes lost, only 2 serviceable. Western Front Flanders: German attack near Dixmude. African Fronts Southwest Africa:

Diary for Sunday, March 7, 1915: Western Front Champagne: French 64th Brigade secures small part of Sabot Wood, fighting until March 15. Sea War Dardanelles: 6 Anglo-French battleships (2 hit)