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May 1915

Month of 19151915JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberPainting depicting the sinking of the RMS Lusitania by German U-boat SM U-20.Armenian civilians holding a defense line against Ottoman forces in the Armenian walled city of Van in May 1915.The following events occurred in May 1915: May 1, 1915 (Saturday)editA German artillery piece used for bombardment during the Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive on the Eastern Front.Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive – Combined German and Austro-Hungarian forces under command of General August von Mackensenbombarded and attacked trenches held by the Russian Third Army along the Dunajec river in Galicia (now Poland), expending 70,000 shells over four hours before troops assaulted the trenches.Battle of Hill 60 – German forces launched a series of gas attacks to retake the strategic hill on the Western Front from the British.Battle of Eski Hissarlik – Ottoman forces counter-attacked during the night in an attempt to push Allied forces off their beachhead at Cape Helles during the Gallipoli campaign.

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