Diary May 2, 1915

05-1915, Diary WWI, War Diary, Year 1915 / 1 minute of reading

The new German soldier. A cartoon drawn by Raemaekers after the first gas attacks in spring 1915.

Diary for Sunday, May 2, 1915:

Western Front

Flanders – Ypres: Gas attacks near St Julien-Fortuin. These and similar ones on next day are repulsed.

Eastern Front

Galicia: After 4-hours bombardment (700,000 shells) Austro-Germans capture Gorlice and Ciezkowica, cross river Biala.

Middle East

Gallipoli: Allied counterattack fails (c.4,800 casualties).

Neutrals

USA: German notices in New York press warn that ships flying Allied flags are targets in war zone.

About The Author

Kretaner

My name is Norman 'Kretaner' and since my childhood I am interested in history and strategy games. Later, I have learned programming and the development of computer games, and finally with the Internet, also web design. I'm in the fortunate position to combine all my interests with my work and to live on a place of my choice, on Crete. All information, figures, specifications and statistics used here had been compiled from a variety of sources and the large, over decades collected, library of the author about military history, WW2 and weapons.