Diary February 24, 1915

02-1915, Diary WWI, War Diary, Year 1915 / 1 minute of reading

German troops invading Northwest Russia 1915 — While Russian prisoners are brought back after the victory at the Masurian Lakes, the German troops are beginning to invade Northwest Russia.

Diary for Wednesday, February 24, 1915:

Eastern Front

Germans cross river Niemen near Sventsiansk.

Western Front

Meuse: French artillery in successful counter-battery operations. Fighting at Les Eparges.

Sea War

Adriatic: First French warship lost, destroyer Dague mined off Antivari, Montenegro.

Middle East

Britain: Lloyd George suggests Mesopotamia ‘Merely a side issue’, whole force should go to Dardanelles. Churchill disagrees. Kitchener again against sending land forces including 29th Division.

Politics

Britain: Government rejects Russian London Ambassador’s forwarded request to supply Zeitun Armenians with arms.

Home Fronts

Austria: Government takes over all grain and flour stocks.
Britain: Second Territorial Division (North Midland, later becomes British 48th division) leaves for France.

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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.