world war 1 in 1915

By mr.candy

  • January 1 - March 30

    Allied offensive in Artois and Champagne

  • January 15

    Japan's 21 demands on China

  • January 19-20

    First German zeppelin attack on England

  • February 4

    German U-boat attacks on Allied and neutral shipping; declares blockade of Britain

  • February 7-21

    Russians suffer heavy losses at Second Battle of Masurian Lakes (also known as the Winter Battle)

  • February 19-August

    Allied amphibious attack on the Dardanelles and Gallipoli (initiated by Winston Churchill, who resigns as a consequence) ends with the Turkish siege of the Allied forces

  • March 1

    First passenger ship sinks, the British liner Falaba

  • March 11

    Britain announces blockade of German ports

  • February - April

    Austro-Hungarian attack on Russian Poland (Galicia) collapses, with the Russians counterattacking

  • April-June

    Germans focus on Eastern Front, breaking through Gorlice-Tarnow and forcing Russia out of much of Poland

  • April 22 - May 25

    First use of poison gas by Germany starts Second Battle of Ypres

  • April 25

    Allied landing at Gallipoli

  • April 26

    France, Russia, Italy and Britain conclude secret Treaty of London

  • May 2

    Austro-German offensive on Galicia begins

  • May 7

    U-boat sinks British liner Lusitania with the loss of American lives, creating a US-German diplomatic crisis

  • May 9

    Second Battle of Artois begins

  • May 23

    Ignoring treaty agreements with the Central Powers, Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary

  • May 25

    British Prime Minister Asquith reorganises his Liberal government as a coalition of the parties

  • June 29 - December 2

    Italians launch unsuccessful attack on Hungarians at 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Battles of Isonzo; there are to be 12 in total

  • August 4

    Germans capture Warsaw

  • September 5

    Tsar Nicholas takes command of Russian armies

  • September 22

    Second Battle of Champagne begins

  • October 3

    Anglo-French force lands at Salonika in Greece

  • October - November

    austro-German-Bulgarian forces invade Serbia, expelling Serbian army from the country

  • December 19

    Sir Douglas Haig replaces Sir John French as commander of British Expeditionary Force

  • December 28

    Allies begin withdrawal of troops from Gallipoli