Diary January 30, 1915

01-1915, Diary WWI, War Diary, Year 1915 / 1 minute of reading

Steamer sinks after torpedo strike — A steamer begins its final plunge to the bottom after a torpedo strike of a U-boat.

Diary for Saturday, January 30, 1915:

Sea War

British Admiralty advise British merchant ships to fly neutral ensign (or none) in home waters. Lusitania arrives at Liverpool on February 6 with flying US flag.
Channel – first merchant ships torpedoed without warning: British steamers Tokamaru and Ikaria sunk off Le Havre by U20 (Schwieger).

Western Front

Argonne: French setback (700 PoWs) near Fontaine Madam.

Politics

USA: Colonel House sails in Lusitania for Europe as Wilson’s special peace envoy.
Belgium: King Albert receives Japanese Sword of honor.

African Fronts

Southeast Cameroons: French occupy Yukaduma.

Secret War

Britain: Churchill sends Admiral Carden Russian maps and plans of the Dardanelles defenses.

Home Fronts

Canada: Cavalry Brigade formed.

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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.