Diary April 24, 1915

04-1915, Diary WWI, War Diary, Year 1915 / 1 minute of reading

Poison gas attack on French soldiers — A French trench is overrun after a poison gas attack.

Diary for Saturday, April 24, 1915:

Western Front

Ypres – Battle of St Julien begins: with 0400 hours gas cloud aid Germans capture St Julien. Franco-Belgians hold west of Lizerne. Successful Canadian counter-attacks at Lizerne. British extend GHO line south of Ypres.
Meuse: Unsuccessful German counter-attacks at Les Eparges.

Politics

Catholicos Kevork cables President Wilson over Armenian massacres. Russian Washington Ambassador also requests US intervention.
Occupied Belgium: Germans requisition at coal production for Army and railways.

Home Fronts

Turkey: Armenian Day of Mourning (still kept).
Russia: Second War Loan (1bn roubles).
Britain: Oxford Times predicts 893 students for summer term (3,000 pre-war).

About The Author

Kretaner

My name is Norman 'Kretaner' and since my childhood I am interested in history and strategy games. Later, I have learned programming and the development of computer games, and finally with the Internet, also web design. I'm in the fortunate position to combine all my interests with my work and to live on a place of my choice, on Crete. All information, figures, specifications and statistics used here had been compiled from a variety of sources and the large, over decades collected, library of the author about military history, WW2 and weapons.

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