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General Max von Gallwitz. Image courtesy Album de la Grande Guerre No. 10, 1915

General Max von Gallwitz. Image courtesy Album de la Grande Guerre No. 10, 1915.

  • General der Infanterie, Ewald von Lochow relinquishes command of the 5th German army at Verdun. He is succeeded by General der Artillerie Max Karl Wilhelm von Gallwitz.
  • German troops counter-attack near Verdun; they recover Les Chambrettes
  • Romanian and Russian troops on the Eastern Front continue their retreat
  • The Greek government charges former Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos with high treason and issues a warrant for his arrest. Venizelos is the head of Provisional Greek Government at Salonika.