On This Day - 15 March 1915
Theatre definitions:
Western Front comprises the Franco-German-Belgian front and any
military action in Great Britain, Switzerland, Scandinavia and Holland.
Eastern Front comprises the German-Russian, Austro-Russian and
Austro-Romanian fronts. Southern Front comprises the
Austro-Italian and Balkan (including Bulgaro-Romanian) fronts, and
Dardanelles. Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres comprises
Egypt, Tripoli, the Sudan, Asia Minor (including Transcaucasia), Arabia,
Mesopotamia, Syria, Persia, Afghanistan, Turkestan, China, India, etc.
Naval and Overseas Operations comprises operations on the seas
(except where carried out in combination with troops on land) and in
Colonial and Overseas theatres, America, etc. Political, etc.
comprises political and internal events in all countries, including Notes,
speeches, diplomatic, financial, economic and domestic matters.
Source: Chronology of the War (1914-18, London; copyright expired)
Western Front
Battle of St Eloi continues; British regain the village.
French make new progress in Champagne and the Argonne.
Eastern Front
Russian counter offensive along both banks of the Orzec (northern Poland).
Austrian centre broken by Russian counter offensive near Smolnik (Carpathians).
Southern Front
H.M.S. "Amethyst" dashes into Straits and is damaged.
Political, etc.
British reply to the German Submarine Blockade issued.
Germany compensates the United States for the sinking of the "W. P. Frye".
