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This Month in World War I

Contemporary engraving of the Lusitania sinking in 1915
Theatres
Western Eastern Italian
Caucasian Middle Eastern Balkan
African Naval Air
Politics Asian and Pacific Gallipoli
Dates Events
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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