On This Day - 30 June 1915
Theatre definitions:
Western Front comprises the Franco-German-Belgian front and any
military action in Great Britain, Switzerland, Scandinavia and Holland.
Eastern Front comprises the German-Russian, Austro-Russian and
Austro-Romanian fronts. Southern Front comprises the
Austro-Italian and Balkan (including Bulgaro-Romanian) fronts, and
Dardanelles. Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres comprises
Egypt, Tripoli, the Sudan, Asia Minor (including Transcaucasia), Arabia,
Mesopotamia, Syria, Persia, Afghanistan, Turkestan, China, India, etc.
Naval and Overseas Operations comprises operations on the seas
(except where carried out in combination with troops on land) and in
Colonial and Overseas theatres, America, etc. Political, etc.
comprises political and internal events in all countries, including Notes,
speeches, diplomatic, financial, economic and domestic matters.
Source: Chronology of the War (1914-18, London; copyright expired)
Western Front
Failure of German attacks at Bagatelle (Argonne) and Metzeral.
Eastern Front
Germans cross Gnila Lipa line.
Austro-German advance from Tomashov.
Germans claim 150,650 prisoners in June.
Southern Front
Dardanelles: French take six lines of Turkish trenches.
General Gouraud wounded, succeeded by General Bailloud.
Political, etc.
Welsh miners' dispute settled.
Changes in Russian Cabinet.
