Diary for Saturday, September 18, 1915: Air War Western Front: Immelmann and Boelcke share a victory, latter’s third. Eastern Front German Tenth Army (Eichhorn) takes Vilna and 22,000 PoWs. Sea […]
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Diary for Friday, September 17, 1915: Western Front German First Army dissolved. French Chemical Warfare Service formed (commission since April 28). Eastern Front Brusilov’s 4 divisions check Austrian Fourth Army
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Diary for Thursday, September 16, 1915: Eastern Front Kaiser visits Kovno. Pripet: ÂBugarmee occupies Pinsk. African Fronts East Africa: British officials’ home leave ended except on medical grounds. Sea War
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Diary for Wednesday, September 15, 1915: Sea War Mediterranean: 3 Royal Navy S-class small submarines transferred to Italian Navy. Baltic: 3 more Royal Navy E-class submarines have reached Reval. Western
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Diary for Tuesday, September 14, 1915: Western Front Flanders: 2nd Canadian Division moves to France (from Folkestone to Boulogne until September 17), enters front line before Kemmel on September 23.
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Diary for Monday, September 13, 1915: Eastern Front Western Russia: Prince Leopold and Woyrsch’s Battle of Sionim (Âuntil September 18), their advance checked. Southern Fronts Bulgars and Macedonians reservists called
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Diary for Sunday, September 12, 1915: Middle East Mesopotamia: Townshend’s 11,080 men and 30 guns begin Tigris and land advance to Kut-el-Amara in 110-120° F until September 26. Syria: French
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Diary for Saturday, September 11, 1915: Air War Britain: Abortive German airship raids (2 Army, 1 Navy Zeppelins) nights September 11-12, 12-13 and 13-14. None reach primary target, London; trifling
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Diary for Friday, September 10, 1915: Western Front Flanders: German artillery shells Ramscapelle and Skenstraate. Southern Fronts Greece: Greek officers summoned to Athens. Middle East Aden: Indian 28th Brigade leaves
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Diary for Thursday, September 9, 1915: Eastern Front Western Russia – Ludendorff Vilna Offensive until September 26: Garnier’s 6 German divisions (3 cavalry) on raid to outflank Vilna to north
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Diary for Wednesday, September 8, 1915: Air War Britain: Zeppelin L 13 (Mathy) starts major fire in London’s ‘City’ district (night September 8-9, 109 casualties). Western Front Argonne: Renewed German
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Diary for Tuesday, September 7, 1915: Sea War North Sea: Dover Patrol and French bombardment of Ostend with air-spotting, monitor Lord Clive damaged by 5 shells from new Tirpitz Battery
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Diary for Monday, September 6, 1915: Southern Fronts Falkenhayn, Conrad and Colonel Gancev (Bulgaria) sign military convention for crushing of Serbia. Politics Secret Central Powers Military Convention with Bulgaria signed
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Diary for Sunday, September 5, 1915: Eastern Front TSAR TAKES SUPREME COMMAND: Alexeiev his CoS, Grand Duke Nicholas and his staff leave on September 7. Middle East Gallipoli: ANZAC troops
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Diary for Saturday, September 4, 1915: Western Front Artillery duels round Arras and north of Chalons. Eastern Front Poland: Bugarmee’s Battle of Drohiczyn-Chomst until September 6. Southern Fronts Italian Front:
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