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26 June 1915

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General Vladimir Sukhomlinov, the Russian Minister for War 1908-1915. Image in public domain.

General Vladimir Sukhomlinov, the Russian Minister for War 1908-1915.
Image in public domain.

  • General Vladimir Sukhomlinov, the Russian Minister for War, is removed from office by Tsar Nicholas II amid controversy following Russian military defeats and material shortages on the Eastern Front. He is succeeded by General Alexei Polivanov.
  • The Leader prints a letter from George Tidex to his father Peter. George describes being shot in the leg at Gallipoli and his evacuation to hospital in Heliopolis. Around the Wounded