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Paul pau was borne
General Paul Pau was born in November 29 1848. He was a general of the Army of Alsace during WW1. He died on January 2 1932. -
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assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
In the morning of june 28 1914 Franz Ferdinand from Austria-hungary was assassinated. At the time this was the second largest nation in Europe.. He was assassinated by a terrorist group that was called the Black hand This was the beginning of WW1 -
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.
Austria-Hungry declared war on Serbia because Serbia had assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand. This was the start of WW1. -
Germany declares war on Russia.
Russia and Germany declear war on each other 4 days after Austria-Hungary. This was apart of the begging of WW1. -
russia
Germany decleard war on France, France is allies with Russia. Shortly after France declared war on Getmany, France made advancements on Allsace and Lorraine, a battle were Paul Pua was a general. -
Battle of Mulhouse (Battle of Alsace)
This battle was the opening attack by France against Germany. The French sent the so called Army of Alsace to recover the lost territory Alsace. The general of the army was General Paul Pau. -
Army of Alsace
the army of Alsace was a field army during WW1. Thier job was to get back the lost territories Alsace and lorraine There were different units of the Army of Alsace. they were the 44th Division,the 55th Reserve Division,the 58th Reserve division,the 63rd Reserve division,the 66th Reserve division,the 8th Cavalry Division. -
recalled from retirement
General Paul pau was retired before WW1 had begun. The french army had asked him to come out of retirement to be a general in WW1. He commanded the army of Alsace. He was only in command for about 2 months. -
First successful use of poisonous gas
Before 1915 gas had never been used in war. On January 31 the Germans attacked the Russians using gas. They used chlorine gas on Russian trenches. That was the first time gas was used in WW1. -
tanks
In 1914 the war was being fought in trenches. both sides had their trenches that faced each other. In the middle it was called “no mans land” because no one survived the middle. Men with machine guns in long elaborate trenches, the war was a stalemate. The British had a solution was Tank a heavily armored automobile that was protected from small arms. They could now attach each others trenches. -
Tanks
In 1914 the war was being fought in trenches. both sides had their trenches that faced each other. In the middle it was called “no mans land” because no one survived the middle. Men with machine guns in long elaborate trenches, the war was a stalemate. The British had a solution was Tank a heavily armored automobile that was protected from small arms. They could now attach each others trenches. -
America joins war
The Americans joined Britain, France and Russia in WW1. Before this America was considered neutral. America was under command of Major General John J. Pershing. -
America joins war
The Americans joined Britain, France and Russia in WW1. Before this America was considered neutral. America was under command of Major General John J. Pershing. -
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.
Austria-Hungry declared war on Serbia because Serbia had assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand. This was the start of WW1. -
First machine guns
At the beginning of the war they were in lines in a field firing rifles at each other. Then there were machine gun, they allowed the soildiers to fire at a high rat of speed. Machine guns changed how the war was fought.
