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1915
February
22
Bread cards in Germany
On 22 February 1915 Berliners received their first bread cards, 2 kilograms a week per person. Cut off by the blockade, Germany began rationing food.
October
09
Hunger in Warsaw and Łódź
On 9 October 1915 the German police president in Warsaw issued rules on cards for bread and flour. Warsaw and Łódź had been living in want for months.
1916
December
01
Turnip winter
On 1 December 1916 the Reich government cut the potato allowance to a pound a day, and from January to three-quarters of a pound. The turnip winter began.
1918
February
25
Food rationing in Britain
From 25 February 1918 meat, butter and margarine could be bought in London and the surrounding counties only with cards. They were meant to end the queues.