A German retreat from North Poland begins.
A German submarine is rammed by the Thordis off Beachy Head (the first case of a submarine being rammed by a merchant ship).
Mar. 3 (Wed.)
South-West Africa:—Makob is occupied by Union forces.
Mar. 4 (Thur.)
Stanislau is recaptured by the Russians (see Feb. 19).
The Dardanelles forts are bombarded from inside the Straits.
The German submarine U8 is sunk by British destroyers near Dover.
Mar. 5 (Fri.)
The Allies bombard Smyrna.