On This Day - 2 April 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
German attack stopped at Bagatelle (Argonne).
French air raids on German aviation camps in Belgium and Lorraine.
Eastern Front
Russian cavalry defeat German cavalry in northern Poland.
Russians take Cigielka (Carpathians).
Naval and Overseas Operations
Trawlers "Jason", "Gloxinia" and "Nellie" sunk in North Sea by submarine U10.
Political, etc.
American Note to Great Britain on the blockade.
Correspondence between Great Britain and Germany as to submarine crews taken prisoner by former, published.
Austria offers Italy a rectification of frontier in the Trentino.
