Anniversaries – Page 3 – First World War Centenary News Archive

May 23, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Centenary Anniversary: Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary

23rd May 1915: Italy enters hostilities on the Allied side, declaring war on the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

May 24, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Centenary Anniversary: Gallipoli truce to bury the dead

24th May 1915: A brief truce took place in the fighting between Anzac and Turkish forces at Gallipoli.

May 31, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Centenary Anniversary: First air raid on London

31st May 1915: A German Zeppelin bombed London for the first time.

June 3, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Centenary Anniversary: Russians ousted from Przemyśl

3rd June 1915: German and Austro-Hungarian forces recaptured the fortress town of Przemyl in southern Poland.

August 4, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Centenary Anniversary: Germany Army enters Warsaw

4-5th August 1915: The German Army captured Warsaw as part of an offensive against the Russians across the Eastern Front.

August 6, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Centenary Anniversary: August offensive starts at Gallipoli

6th August 1915: The last major Allied offensive at Gallipoli was launched, with an attempt to break out of Anzac Cove and a British landing at Suvla Bay.

September 1, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Centenary Anniversary: Tsar Nicholas takes Russian supreme command

Russia entered September 1915 with Tsar Nicholas II as the new commander-in-chief of his armies, replacing Grand Duke Nicholas, a fellow member of the royal family.

September 25, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Centenary Anniversary: Battle of Loos

25th September 1915: The British Army started its biggest offensive of the year at Loos in Northern France, using poison gas for the first time.

September 28, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Centenary Anniversary: Kut falls to British/Indian force in Mesopotamian campaign

28th September 1915: British and Indian forces captured the town of Kut al-Amara during their advance up the Tigris Valley towards Baghdad.

October 9, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Centenary Anniversary: Belgrade falls, Bulgaria enters war & Allies land at Salonika

9th October 1915: The Central Powers captured Belgrade as the Allies launched a belated attempt to help Serbia by landing troops in neighbouring Greece.