Timeline Thursday 14 October 1915

Events on Thursday 14 October 1915 3

• 1915 The Battle of Loos Loos, France Britain's first use of poison gas, some of which blew back onto its own troops. Rudyard Kipling's son John was killed here and his body was not identified for eighty years.
• 1915 Bulgaria enters World War I Bulgaria joins the Central Powers and invades Serbia Bulgaria declared war on Serbia on 14 October 1915, joining the Central Powers after negotiating territorial promises in Macedonia. The intervention opened a new front that, combined with the Austro-German offensive, overwhelmed Serbian defenses within weeks.
• 1915 Bulgaria joins the Central Powers Sofia, Bulgaria Still resentful over the Second Balkan War, Bulgaria attacked Serbia and helped overrun it within weeks.