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1915 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1915th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 915th year of the 2nd millennium, the 15th year of the 20th century, and the 6th year of the 1910s decade.
Feb 12 World War I: Kaiser Wilhelm approves the strategic bombing of London's docks; Feb 13 The French try to drive the Germans forces back into the Champagne region; Feb 16 Frank Home Run Baker, 28, announces retirement following a contract dispute with Connie Mack. He sits out 1915 season; Feb 17 Edward Stone, 1st US combatant to die in WW I, is mortally wounded
Oct 12 Ford Motor Company under Henry Ford manufactures its 1 millionth automobile at the River Rouge plant in Detroit; Dec 15 WWI: ANZAC forces begin their withdrawal from the Gallipoli Peninsula after Ottoman forces successfully defend access to Constantinople; More 1915 Events; 1915 in Film & TV. Feb 8 "The Birth of a Nation" the first 12-reel film in America, directed by D. W. Griffith ...
4 days ago · World War I - Western, Eastern, 1915: The Western Front was mired in trench warfare. At the Second Battle of Ypres the Germans used chlorine gas for the first time on the Western Front. The Gorlice attack was launched and the Russians were routed. Eventually the Russians retreated along a line that ran from the Baltic Sea to the Romanian border.
New York Times, January 31, 1915, 1. Feb. 2. Turks defeated on Suez Canal. Feb. 18. U-boat "blockade" of England. Feb. 25. Allied fleet attacked Dardanelles. March 10. British captured Neuve Chapelle. March 22. Russians took Przemysl. April 22. Second battle of Ypres begun; first gas attack by Germans. April 25.
January 17, 1915 - The initial Turkish offensive into Russia is thwarted as the Turkish 3rd Army suffers a defeat by the Russian Army of the Caucasus near Kars. The Russians then begin a multi-pronged invasion of the Ottoman Empire from the Caucasus. January 19, 1915 - Germany begins an aerial bombing campaign against Britain using Zeppelins.. January 31, 1915 - Poison gas is used for the ...
Jan 10, 2019 · With the outbreak of World War I in August 1914, large-scale fighting commenced between the Allies (Britain, France, and Russia) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire). In the west, Germany sought to utilize the Schlieffen Plan which called for a swift victory over France so that troops could then be shifted east to fight Russia.
4 days ago · World War I - Italy, Italian Front, 1915-16: Great Britain, France, and Russia concluded the secret Treaty of London with Italy on April 26, 1915. In May Italy declared war on Austria-Hungary, and the Battles of the Isonzo ensued. The Allies reinforced the Serbian forces at Salonika after Bulgaria joined the Central Powers.
Mar 17, 2017 · Italy makes ten more attacks between 1915 and 1917 in the same place (The Second - Eleventh Battles of Isonzo) for no real gains. (IF) • July 13-15: The German 'Triple Offensive' begins, aiming to destroy the Russian army.
1915: Early trench battles. During 1915, the British and French undertook a series of unsuccessful attacks against the Germans on the Western Front. Apart from their one offensive at Ypres in April, the Germans spent most of the year on the defensive. But for both sides it was a tough learning experience.
