Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary in the First World War →Tag
(356)1915
January
February
March
April
May
- 14
- Central Powers take JarosławIn mid-May 1915 the German Guard and the Austro-Hungarian VI Corps took the Russian bridgehead at Jarosław and reached the San. The town suffered from shelling.
- End of the battle of Sanok and RzeszówIn mid-May 1915 the Russians withdrew from western Galicia behind the San. The Central Powers took Sanok and Rzeszów and 130,000–140,000 prisoners.
- 23
- End of the Battle of the SanUntil 23 May 1915 the Germans and Austrians held their San bridgeheads against Russian counter-attacks. Mackensen prepared to attack Radymno and Przemyśl.
- Key eventItaly declares war on Austria-HungaryOn 23 May 1915 Italy declared war on Austria-Hungary, its ally in the Triple Alliance. The state of war took effect the following day.
- 24
- Fighting to retake Przemyśl beginsOn 24 May 1915 Mackensen's army struck at Radymno to cut Przemyśl off from the east. The Russians lost Radymno and thousands of men as prisoners.
- Battle of the Stryj beginsOn 24 May 1915 the South Army began shelling Russian positions before Stryj. Linsingen massed his forces for one blow, but the infantry stuck in the wire.
- Italians cross the Austrian borderOn 24 May 1915 Italian troops crossed the border of Austria-Hungary along almost its whole length. The Austrians fell back behind the Soča, blowing up bridges.
June
- 03
- The Central Powers retake PrzemyślEarly on 3 June 1915 German and Austro-Hungarian troops entered Przemyśl, abandoned by the Russians. Russian rule in the town had lasted 73 days.
- San Marino's alleged war on Austria-HungaryAccording to a British chronology, on 3 June 1915 San Marino declared war on Austria-Hungary. The republic did not do so, however, and was formally neutral.
- End of the battles of Stryi and DrohobyczBy 3 June 1915 the Russians had fallen back from Stryi and Drohobycz to the Dniester. The oil basin was free, but they still held a bridgehead on the river.
- 11
- End of the Battle of PrzemyślA British chronology ends the Battle of Przemyśl on 11 June 1915. After the fortress fell, the front halted at Mościska and Mackensen prepared to hit Lviv.
- End of the Battle of the StryiOn 11 June 1915 the South Army, earlier pushed back over the Dniester, attacked again near Żydaczów. The British chronology ends the Stryi battle that day.
- 12
- Battle of Mościska and Lubaczów beginsOn 12 June 1915 Mackensen's troops crossed the San and the Lubaczówka near Sieniawa. The battle that was to open the road to Lviv had begun.
- Battle of Rarańcza beginsOn 12 June 1915 the Legions' Second Brigade took Rarańcza in Bukovina unopposed, but was held up by Russian trenches on the hills above Rokitna in Bessarabia.
- 15
- Battle of Mościska and Lubaczów endsOn 15 June 1915 Mackensen's armies broke the second Russian line at Nahaczów and Oleszyce. Brusilov ordered a retreat to the Gródek line in front of Lviv.
- Battle of Rarańcza endsOn 15 June 1915 XI Corps fell back to the Rokitna and the Second Brigade dug in at Rarańcza, where the uhlans killed in the charge at Rokitna were buried.
- 22
- Austro-Hungarians retake LvivOn 22 June 1915 troops of the Austro-Hungarian Second Army entered Lviv. After 293 days the Russian occupation of the capital of Galicia came to an end.
- End of the battle of ŻydaczówOn 22 June 1915 the battle of Żydaczów ended. Threatened from the north, the Russians gave up the south bank of the Dniester; the South Army prepared to cross.
- 29
- Start of the First Battle of the IsonzoThe British chronology dates the start of the First Battle of the Isonzo to 29 June 1915. Yet the Italians had been attacking on the Soča since 23 June.
- End of the Battle of the Gniła LipaOn 29 June 1915 the Central Powers crossed the Gniła Lipa but met strong resistance. The Russians fell back to the Złota Lipa only on the night of 1–2 July.
July
- 18
- Start of the Second Battle of the IsonzoOn 18 July 1915 the Italians struck on the Isonzo for the second time. With much stronger artillery they attacked Monte San Michele and Sei Busi on the Karst.
- Sinking of the cruiser Giuseppe GaribaldiOn 18 July 1915 the Austro-Hungarian submarine U-4 sank the Italian armoured cruiser Giuseppe Garibaldi off Cavtat as it shelled the railway in Dalmatia.
- 21
- Central Powers encircle IvangorodOn 21 July 1915 Woyrsch's troops reached Ivangorod. Kövess's Austro-Hungarians closed it off from the west; the Germans prepared to cross the Vistula.
- End of the second battle of IvangorodOn 21 July 1915 the Silesian Landwehr broke the front at Zwoleń. The Russians left Ivangorod's forefield for the Kozienice–Gniewoszów line on the Vistula.
August
September
October
- 22
- Austro-Hungarians take ŠabacThe British chronology records the capture of Šabac under 22 October 1915. Austro-Hungarian Landsturm had entered the town unopposed on 20 October.
- Legions capture KukleOn 22 October 1915 Rydz-Śmigły's legionaries took the village of Kukle in Volhynia, helping to close the gap a Russian attack had torn in the Styr front.
November
- 10
- Start of the Fourth Battle of the IsonzoOn 10 November 1915, after a short, concentrated bombardment, the Italians again attacked Gorizia and Monte San Michele. By evening almost all were repulsed.
- Legions capture Polish HillOn 10 November 1915 the Second Brigade and Austro-Hungarian troops took the Russian positions at Kostiuchnówka. The Germans named the hill Polish Hill.
December
- 06
- Austro-Hungarian squadron shells DurrësOn 6 December 1915 the cruiser Helgoland and destroyers sank sailing vessels carrying supplies for the Serbs, some at Durrës. A day earlier Novara raided Medua.
- Capture of PećIn early December 1915 the Austro-Hungarians took Montenegrin Peć, through which the main Serbian forces had retreated, and found nearly 100 hidden guns there.