Diary May 23, 1915

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

Italy at war: on the front page of an Italian newspaper Italian soldiers are storming across the Austrian border.

Diary for Sunday, May 23, 1915:

Southern Fronts

ITALY ENTERS WAR. Austrian guns in Carnic Alps fire first shots shortly before midnight.

Politics

ITALY DECLARES WAR ON AUSTRIA.
See also: Italian Army.
Allies warn Turkey on Armenian massacres.

Western Front

Flanders: Unsuccessful German counter-attack at Festubert.

Sea War

Dardanelles: Royal Navy submarine E11 (Nasmith) torpedoes Turk torpedo gunboat Pelngi Deria (salvaged) off Seraglio Point, Constantinople. Then, on May 25, torpedoes Turk transport Stamboul in Constantinople harbor, one of 8 victims on this cruise.

Air War

Italy: Italian air force has 6 squadrons of Bleriots, 4 squadrons of Nieuports, 4 squadrons of Farmans (total 79 operational aircraft); also 3 floatplanes.

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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.