Thegreatwar the great war 1914 1918 100 year remembrance

The Great War

By norahgolland

  • Assasiniation of Franz Ferdinand

    Assasiniation of Franz Ferdinand
    Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assasinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia

  • Germany gives Austria a Blind Check

  • Austria sends a list of demands to Serbia

  • Austria declares war on Serbia

  • Russia mobilizes it's troops in support of Serbia

  • Germany declares war on Russia

  • Germany declares war on France

  • Britian declared war on Germany for violating Belguim

  • Germany marches 1.5 million troops through neutral Belguim

  • Japan declares war on Germany

  • NZ forces capture German Samoa

  • Battle of The Marne begins

  • Battle of The Marne ends

  • NZEF main body departs

  • Turkey enters the war

  • Russia declares war on Turkey

  • Britian and France declares war on Turkey

  • NZEF soldiers arive in Egypt

  • ANZAC name introduced

  • New Zealand soldiers see first combat when they defend the Suez Canal in a attack against the Ottoman Empire

  • The second battle of Ypres

  • Gallipoli landings of NZ soldiers

    NZ soldiers arrive at Gallipoli

  • Start of the battle of Krithia that NZ soldiers took part in

  • End of the battle of Krithia

  • Italy entered the war on the side of the Allies

  • NZ troops capture Chunuk Bair

  • Evacuation of Gallipoli for NZ troops

    from the 15th december to the 20th december 1915.

  • By this day all NZ troops have evacuated Gallipoli

  • New Zealnd Divison is formed with Major General Sir Andrew Russell is given command

  • During this month the NZ division arrives at France to take part in the Western Front battle.

  • First ANZAC day service in New Zealand

  • NZ division goes into action at Somme

  • Battle of Rafah

  • United States declares war on Germany

  • Battle of Messines

  • Third battle of Ypres

  • New Zealand's Blackest day

    The 2nd and 3rd brigades suffer around 3700 casualties in a disastrous attack on Bellevue Spur Passchendaele. About 845 men are dead or are left dieing

  • Back to the Somme

    26th to the 30th of March

  • Success in the middle east

  • Ottoman Empire sues for peace

  • The Armistice was signed between countries

    On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. The Armistice is signed effectively halting the war.

  • Occupation Duties

    The new zealand divison crosses to Germany to take part in the occupation of Rhineland

  • The Treaty of Versailles was signed