On This Day - 7 October 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
Vigorous fighting in Champagne and Argonne, indecisive.
Eastern Front
Continued fighting in Dvinsk region.
Southern Front
Austro-Germans across Drina, Save and Danube; total estimated 400,000.
20,000 Allied troops at Salonika.
Naval and Overseas Operations
French transport sunk by Austrian submarine; two Russian destroyers sunk 19 Turkish supply ships, coast of Anatolia.
Political, etc.
New Greek Cabinet under M. Zaimis; benevolent neutrality programme.
British Labour Leaders appeal for volunteers for Army.
