European events in World War 1

Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

Jun 28, 1914

Ferdinand and wife, Sophie were killed by Serb nationalist, Gavrilo Princip while on a trip to Sarajevo. Earlier that day, Ferdinand had already survived an assassination attempt.

European events in WW1

Period: Jun 28, 1914 to Jul 2, 1917

Austria-Hungary

Jul 28, 1914

Exactly one month after Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were killed by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo, Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, beginning the First World War.

Serbia

Jul 28, 1914

Serbia joins the war after Austria-Hungary declares war on them

Great Britain

Aug 4, 1914

On August 4th 1914, Great Britain declared war on Germany. Britain had given Germany an ultimatum to get out of Belgium by midnight of August 3rd.

Belgium

Aug 4, 1914

the Belgian government had announced that if war came it would remain it's neutrality. On August 1, the German government sent an ultimatum to Belgium, demanding passage through the country. The Belgian Government refused the demands and the British Government guaranteed military support to Belgium. The German government declared war on Belgium on August 4th

France

Aug 4, 1914

Germany and France declare war on each other

Russia

Aug 26, 1914

The Battle of Tannenberg was a battle between Russia and Germany in the first month of World War I

Germany

Aug 26, 1914

The battle of Tannenberg ended in a German victory with a capture of 125,000 Russians.

Ottoman Empire

Oct 29, 1914

The ottoman navy destroyed Russian ports and the Ottoman Empire entered the world war

Italy

May 23, 1915

Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary on the sides of the allies, Britain, France, and Russia.

Bulgaria

Oct 11, 1915

Bulgaria issues a statement announcing it's entrance to the First World War

Portugal

Mar 9, 1916

Germany declares war on Portugal

Romania

Aug 27, 1916

Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary formally entering the war

Greece

Jul 2, 1917

Greece declares war on central powers