On This Day - 18 March 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
Violent indecisive fighting between Four-de-Paris and Bolante.
Eastern Front
Russians occupy Memel (East Prussia).
Continued Austrian attacks repulsed in the Carpathians and Bukovina.
Southern Front
Dardanelles: Attack on the Narrows; two forts destroyed.
H.M.S. "Ocean", H.M.S. "Irresistible", and French warship "Bouvet" sunk; French warship "Gaulois" damaged.
Political, etc.
Romania calls up seven classes (1909-1915).
