Australia WWI

WWI

Period: Mar 18, 1914 to Dec 11, 1918

Germany Declares War on France

Aug 3, 1914

Germamy Declares war on France. Germany Troops invade Belgium to exucute a strategic plan which would give them victory in 2 front such as WWI 1

Britain Declares War

Aug 4, 1914

Britain Decares war on Germany and it's allies because they did not withdraw from Belgium. The Australian government agrees to aid Great Britain in this war

Australian Troops land in Gallipoli

Apr 25, 1915

The Australian Imperial force landed at gallipoli with troops from New Zeland, Britain and France to fight the Turks.

Battle of Lone Pine, Gallipoli

Aug 6, 1915

Australians attack against the turkish trenches. There were over 2000 casualties due to intense hand to hand fighting.

Last Australian Troops Evacuate!

Dec 20, 1915

The allies evacuate 83,000 troops from the battlefields of Suvala Bay at ANZAC Cove in Gallipoli

Start of The Battle of Somme

Jul 1, 1916

This battle was intended as a joint French-British attacktrying to drain the German Forces of reserves. On the first day nearly 60 000 soilders were wounded, dead or missing

The Battle of Hamel

Jul 4, 1918

The Australians reach the peak of fighting the battle of Hamel.

Australian Troops Advance To Palistan

Oct 30, 1918

As the Australians Advance To Palistan they capture Gaza and Jerusalem.