On This Day - 29 September 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
French capture Vimy crest; progress towards Tahure (Champagne); total French captures 23,000 prisoners and 79 guns.
Heavy fighting Hohenzollern Redoubt and Hulloch.
British lose ground near Hooge (Ypres).
Eastern Front
Severe fighting south-east of Dvinsk and on Strypa (Galicia); Russians driven back in Pripet region.
Political, etc.
M. Venizelos speaks on relations between Greece and Bulgaria.
"Unionist Federation" party formed in Romania under M. Filipescu.
