Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/News/May 2015/World War I timeline
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This Month in World War I |
| Theatres | ||
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| Western | Eastern | Italian |
| Caucasian | Middle Eastern | Balkan |
| African | Naval | Air |
| Politics | Asian and Pacific | Gallipoli |
| Dates | Events | |
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| April 5 – May 5 | First Battle of Woevre. | |
| April 19 – May 17 | The Ottomans besiege the Armenian city of Van. | Details |
| April 22 – May 25 | The Second Battle of Ypres, which ends in a stalemate. Germany first uses poison gas. | Details |
| April 24 – May 5 | Battle of St Julien, part of the Second Battle of Ypres. | |
| May 1 | The Gorlice-Tarnów begins: the German troops under General Mackensen break through the Russian lines in Galicia. | Details |
| Battle of Eski Hissarlik. | ||
| May 3 | Troops withdraw from Anzac Cove. | Details |
| May 6–8 | Second Battle of Krithia; the Allied attempts at advancing are thwarted again. | Details |
| May 7 | The British liner Lusitania is sunk by a German U-boat. | Details |
| May 8–13 | Battle of Frezenberg Ridge, part of the Second Battle of Ypres. | |
| May 9 – June 18 | Second Battle of Artois. | |
| May 9 | Battle of Aubers Ridge, a phase of the Second Battle of Artois. | |
| May 10 | Troops from Hungary rout the Russians at Jarosław; Lviv is again in Austrian hands. | |
| May 11 | Armistice called at Gallipoli to bury the dead. | Details |
| May 12 | Windhoek, capital of German South-West Africa, is occupied by South African troops. | Details |
| May 15–25 | Battle of Festubert. | |
| May 16 – June 23 | Battle of Konary. | |
| May 23 | Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary. | Details |
| May 24–25 | Battle of Bellewaarde, final phase of the Second Battle of Ypres. |
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