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WW1 begins!!
world war one began on july 28th 1914 -
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Death
9 million combatants died and 7 million civilians died as a result of WWI -
Christmas Eve
On Christmas Eve, 1914, both sides declared an unofficial truce and sang Christmas carols to each other. Football matches were played in no-man’s land (the area between the German and British) trenches, and German and British soldiers exchanged food and souvenirs. The ceasefire was known as the Christmas Truce. -
The First Landing
The anzacs landed at anzac cove on april the 25th 1915
and the Brittish Empire landed on the Gallipoli Peninsular. -
RIP Josh Sipmson Kirkpatrick
Private John Simpson Kirkpatrick died at Gallipoli.After landing at ANZAC Cove and under often heavy fire simpson carried wounded soldires on a donkey down the beach so they could be evacuated. -
The Retreat
the ANZAC's retreated without the turkish army seeing them,the turks continued to bombard the anzacs trenches. -
The First ANZAC Day
Thr first ANZAC commereration was held and marches all over australia and new zealend -
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The second last year
the secon last year of WWI and the fighing is furious,mor than 21,000 Australain troops died and more than 55,000 are wounded -
Germany and Russia armistice agreement.
Germany and Russia sign armistice agreement. -
USA
the usa joined the conflict by declaeing war on germany -
Brits capture jeruslem
British troops capture Jerusalem from Turkish forces. -
Aussies Seize Mont St Quentin
the australians seize mont st quentin in france.the brittish commander says that this is one of the greatest achivements in the war -
The Agreement
the germans signed a formalreement,called an armistice.
Fighting stoped n the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. -
The surrender
Turkey surrender by signing the Armistice of Mudros.