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1915 was a year of the Gregorian calendar and the 1915th year of the Common Era. It saw the continuation of World War I, the sinking of HMS Formidable by a German U-boat, the first coast-to-coast telephone call in the US, and the founding of Kiwanis.
Find out what happened in 1915, from the first air raid on Britain to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. Browse the calendar of events by month and see the highlights, birthdays, deaths and weddings of the year.
April 22 – WWI: In the Second Battle of Ypres Canadian forces bear the brunt of the first large-scale chemical weapons attack on the Western Front. They devise makeshift gas masks of urine-soaked rags and hold their ground. May 3 – "In Flanders Fields" is written by Canadian poet John McCrae.
Nov 12, 2018 · In 1915, it was the Canadian Corps’ first Christmas on the Western Front and in a trench near Ypres their enemy was inviting them over for a party. We apologize, but this video has failed to load.
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Jul 27, 2006 · Last Edited December 4, 2018. The Second Battle of Ypres was fought during the First World War from 22 April to 25 May 1915. It was the first major battle fought by Canadian troops in the Great War. The battle took place on the Ypres salient on the Western Front, in Belgium, outside the city of Ypres (now known by its Flemish name, Ieper).
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Aug 5, 2013 · By summer 1915, the committee had orders worth $170 million but had delivered only $5.5 million in shells. The British government insisted on reorganization. The resulting Imperial Munitions Board was a British agency in Canada, though headed by a talented, hard-driving Canadian, Joseph Flavelle .
4 days ago · The Western Front, 1915. Repeated French attacks in February–March 1915 on the Germans’ trench barrier in Champagne won only 500 yards (460 metres) of ground at a cost of 50,000 men. For the British, Sir Douglas Haig’s 1st Army, between Armentières and Lens, tried a new experiment at Neuve-Chapelle on March 10, when its artillery opened ...
