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Burial of victims from the Lusitania at Queenstown, Ireland, 10 June 1915On This Day - 5 June 1915
Updated - Sunday, 28 July, 2002

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

Fighting continues north of Arras.

German counter-attacks on French east of Lorette Ridge repulsed.

Naval and Overseas Operations

Italian fleet bombards lighthouses and stations on the islands of the Dalmatian Archipelago, and Monfalcone.

Political, etc.

Mr. Winston Churchill speaks at Dundee on the Dardanelles expedition.

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