On This Day - 24 May 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
Final German attack east of Ypres repulsed.
Ground east of Festubert made good.
French take Les Corneilles (north-west of Angres).
Eastern Front
Austro-Germans occupy Radyno (Galicia).
Southern Front
Italians advance on the Trentino and Carnic fronts, and occupy Caporetto and Cormons on the Isonzo front.
Naval and Overseas Operations
Austrian naval raid on Italian Adriatic coast, and first air raid on Venice.
