The Year 1915

On 3 June, on the Southwest Front, von Mackensen's 11th Army captured Przemysl, then re-opened their drive towards Lemberg. The Russian Front in Galicia was collapsing.

During a Central Powers conference held at Pless, the decision was made to reinforce von Mackensen with forces from north and rear of the Eastern Front. The Austro-Hungarian 3rd Army was to be broken up, part sent to Italy, with the rest merged with other armies.

During early June, the Tsar dismissed Interior Minister N.A. Maklakov, replacing him with Prince N.B. Shcherbatov, a broad minded man with moderate views. Later in June, at the urging of the Empress and Rasputin, he replaced the Minister of Justice and the Procurator of the Holy Synod.

On 4 June, in the Baltic Sea, German submarine U.26 sank Russian minelayer Yenesei off Odensgolm lighthouse. The Germans now had three submarines, U.23, 24, and 26, in the Baltic Sea. A German floatplane from seaplane carrier Glynwdr discovered a heavy mine field in the Irben Straits. Even so, Glynwdr was damaged on a mine and had to limp back to her main base at Danzig for repairs.

On 4-5 June 1915, on the Turkish Front, German submarines UB.8 and U.21 arrived at Constantinople.

On 6 June, in the Baltic Sea, a Russian warship and British submarine E.9 heavily damaged a German destroyer and a collier.

On 7 June, on the Southwest Front, von Mackensen's 11th Army continued its advance east of Przemysl.

In the Black Sea, a Russian warship shelled Turkish ports at Zonguldak and Eregli, then stopped and boarded a Turkish steamer off Kozlu, finding documents that revealed the long suspected presence of German submarines based at Constantinople. The steamer was sunk.

On 8 June, on the Southwest Front, Austro-German forces captured Stanislau.

A conference of representatives from trade and industry convened in Moscow, demanding a reorganization of the government. They formed a Central War Industry Committee as a volunteer organization to “mobilize industry, and share the profits. The Committee was headed by liberal politician A.I. Guchkov, who led the meeting in censuring the regime for its negligence.

On 9 June, on the Northwest Front, von Below's German Niemen Army attacks were repulsed by the Russians in the Shavli area.