On This Day - 6 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
French carry Tahure and the Butte (Hill 192) (Champagne).
Eastern Front
Heavy fighting Dvina front and in Lakes district; Romanians fortifying Giurgevo (Ruschuk).
Southern Front
Austrians attack Belgrade forts.
Naval and Overseas Operations
Reports of valuable Belgian co-operation in Cameroons, beginning on Sanga in October 1914.
Political, etc.
Armenian massacres discussed, House of Lords; 80,000 reported killed since May, with connivance.
