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1915

19^th January	First Zeppelin raid on Britain (Great Yarmouth and Kings Lynn – killing 5).
18^th February	Blockade of Great Britain by German U-boats begins. All vessels considered viable targets, including neutrals.
22^nd April	Second Battle of Ypres begins. Widespread use of poison gas by Germany.
25^th April	Allied troops land in Gallipoli.
2^nd May	Austro-German offensive on Galicia begins.
7^th May	The Lusitania is sunk by a German U-Boat – creating US/German diplomatic crisis.
23^rd May	Italy declares war on Germany and Austria
31^st May	First Zeppelin raid on London, killing 35 and shaking morale.
30^th June	German troops use flamethrowers for the first time, against the British at Hooge, Ypres.
5^th August	Germany captures Warsaw from the Russians.
21^st August	Final British offensive in the Dardanelles (Scimitar Hill, Gallipoli). They lose, and suffer 5000 deaths.
25^th September	Start of the Battle of Loos and Champagne. The British use gas for the first time, but the wind blows it over their own troops, resulting in 2632 casualties.
31^st October	Steel helmets introduced on the British Front.
15^th December	Sir Douglas Haig replaces Sir John French as Commander of the BEF.