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World War I - Western, Eastern, 1915: The Western Front was mired in trench warfare. At the Second Battle of Ypres the Germans used chlorine gas for the first time on the Western Front. The Gorlice attack was launched and the Russians were routed.
Feb 11, 2016 · In 1915, Americans walked everywhere (or took a streetcar, if they lived in cities), lived in three-generation homes that they rarely owned, ate almost as much lard as chicken, and spent Friday...
What happened and who was famous in 1915? Browse important and historic events, world leaders, famous birthdays and notable deaths from the year 1915.
March 10. British captured Neuve Chapelle. March 22. Russians took Przemysl. April 22. Second battle of Ypres begun; first gas attack by Germans. April 25. Allied landing in Gallipoli. May 3. Battle of the Dunajec. May 6. Battle of Krithia, Gallipoli. May 7. Lusitania torpedoed. May 8. Germans occupied Libau. May 11. German repulse at Ypres.
The History Place - World War I Timeline - 1915 - A Global Conflict. January 17, 1915 - The initial Turkish offensive into Russia is thwarted as the Turkish 3rd Army suffers a defeat by the Russian Army of the Caucasus near Kars. The Russians then begin a multi-pronged invasion of the Ottoman Empire from the Caucasus.
1915: Early trench battles. During 1915, the British and French undertook a series of unsuccessful attacks against the Germans on the Western Front. Apart from their one offensive at Ypres in April, the Germans spent most of the year on the defensive. But for both sides it was a tough learning experience.
Italy and the Italian front, 1915–16. Great Britain, France, and Russia concluded on April 26, 1915, the secret Treaty of London with Italy, inducing the latter to discard the obligations of the Triple Alliance and to enter the war on the side of the Allies by the promise of territorial aggrandizement at Austria-Hungary’s expense.
