On This Day - 20 August 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)
Eastern Front
Russians evacuate Byelostok; enemy occupies Byelsk (north of Brest).
Southern Front
Topkaneh (Arsenal at Constantinople) bombed by Russian aviators.
Naval and Overseas Operations
Naval battle of Riga continues.
German Fleet penetrates Gulf.
Political, etc.
Italy declares war on Turkey.
Second reading of War Loan Bill in Reichstag. 1,000,000,000 marks voted.
